bhē̆ 2, bhō̆

    bhē̆ 2, bhō̆

    English meaning: a kind of particle

    Deutsche Übersetzung: Partikel especially the Beteuerung and Hervorhebung

    Material: Av. bü, büt̃ , bē, bōit̃ (the latter, as Lith. beĩ, probably with strengthening particle *id) particles of the protestation and emphasis, büδa “ yea, in truth “ (“if O.Ind. baḍham?”Bartholomae Wb. 953); Maybe emphasizing particle Alb. bah “absolutely not” [Alb. preserved the old laryngeal -ḫ] Arm. ba, bay emphasizing particle; Goth. ba conditional particle (here i-ba, i-bai “ if, because?” Konj. “ that not “, ni-ba, nibai “ possibly not yet?”, Konj. “if not”, ja-bai “if”, O.H.G. ibu, oba, M.H.G. ob(e) “if, whether” etc, s. Kluge11 422); Lith. bà “yes, of course; certainly; sure “, ben “ at least, not only but also “, E.Lith. bè (= O.Pruss. bhe), beĩ (see above) “and”, bè, bà, bès, baũ interrogative particle, O.Pruss. beggi “for”; O.C.S. (etc) bo “for”, i-bo “καὶ γάρ”, u-bo “also”, ne-bo-nъ “for indeed “; changing through ablaut Clr. ba “yes, of course; certainly; sure “, Cz. Pol. ba “ trusted, yea, in truth”. maybe Alb. po “if, whether, yes” : Pol. ba “ yea, in truth”.

    References: WP. II 136, Trautmann 22 f.