βele
{particle} 1. only, just, but
♢ tide tyŋaltəʃ βele {sentence} this is just the beginning
♢ tide βele ok site {sentence} only this is missing
♢ vaɲa βele ogəl, eʃe metri pogənəmaʃke tolən {sentence} Vanya came to the meeting and so did Metri
♦ ik gana βele {noun} only once
♦ kəzət βele {adverb} only now
♦ peləʒe βele {noun} only half
♦ βele ogəl {particle} {set phrase} not only
2. like, just like, as if, as though
♢ tudo ʃoŋgemːəla βele kojeʃ {sentence} (s)he looks like (s)he has aged
♢ marina jyksø βele - ɲigø təge oʃkəl ok moʃto {sentence} Marina is like a swan, nobody else can walk like that
3. so, just (emphatic particle)
♢ ojləʃt βele, me əʃten ona kert manən, me t͡ɕəla seŋena {sentence} just let them say that we can't do it, we'll manage everything
♢ ʃot͡ɕmo mogərem det͡ɕ posna joʃt t͡ɕut͡ɕeʃ, t͡ɕaple polatemat ʃut͡ɕkən βele kojeʃ {sentence} I miss my native land, and even my big house seems just horrible
♢ ʃydər kaβaʃte t͡ɕyt͡ɕka βele {sentence} the star is sparkling in the sky
♢ iktaʒ-mom kalaset gən βele? {sentence} if only you would say something
♦ gən βele {particle} {set phrase} if only, I wish (marking a polite request)
4. more and more (when coupled with adjectives and adverbs, denotes a gradual increase)
♢ anuʃən βujʒəlan ləʒ da ləʒ βele t͡ɕut͡ɕən {sentence} Anush felt more and more exhausted
