βe•le
{частице} 1. only, just, but
♢ ti•de tüŋa•ltə̑š βe•le {ойлончо} this is just the beginning
♢ ti•de βe•le ok si•te {ойлончо} only this is missing
♢ Va•ńa βe•le o•gə̑l, eše• Metri• pogə̑nə̑ma•ške to•lə̑n {ойлончо} Vanya came to the meeting and so did Metri
♦ ik gana• βe•le {лӱм мут} only once
♦ kə̑•zə̑t βe•le {наречий} only now
♦ pe•lə̑že βe•le {лӱм мут} only half
♦ βe•le o•gə̑l {частице} {set phrase} not only
2. like, just like, as if, as though
♢ tu•do šoŋge•mmə̑la βe•le koje•š {ойлончо} (s)he looks like (s)he has aged
♢ Marina• jü•ksö βe•le - ńigö• tə̑ge• o•škə̑l ok mo•što {ойлончо} Marina is like a swan, nobody else can walk like that
3. so, just (emphatic particle)
♢ o•jlə̑št βe•le, me ə̑šte•n ona• kert ma•nə̑n, me č́ə̑la• seŋena• {ойлончо} just let them say that we can't do it, we'll manage everything
♢ šo•č́mo mogə̑re•m deč́ posna• jošt č́uč́e•š, č́a•ple polatema•t šu•č́kə̑n βe•le koje•š {ойлончо} I miss my native land, and even my big house seems just horrible
♢ šü•də̑r kaβa•šte č́üč́ka• βe•le {ойлончо} the star is sparkling in the sky
♢ ikta•ž-mom kalase•t gə̑n βe•le? {ойлончо} if only you would say something
♦ gə̑n βe•le {частице} {set phrase} if only, I wish (marking a polite request)
4. more and more (when coupled with adjectives and adverbs, denotes a gradual increase)
♢ Anu•šə̑n βujžə̑la•n lə̑ž da lə̑ž βe•le č́u•č́ə̑n {ойлончо} Anush felt more and more exhausted
