βe•le
{particle} 1. only, just, but
♢ ti•de tyŋa•ltəʃ βe•le {sentence} this is just the beginning
♢ ti•de βe•le ok si•te {sentence} only this is missing
♢ va•ɲa βe•le o•gəl, eʃe• metri• pogənəma•ʃke to•lən {sentence} Vanya came to the meeting and so did Metri
♦ ik gana• βe•le {noun} only once
♦ kə•zət βe•le {adverb} only now
♦ pe•ləʒe βe•le {noun} only half
♦ βe•le o•gəl {particle} {set phrase} not only
2. like, just like, as if, as though
♢ tu•do ʃoŋge•mːəla βe•le koje•ʃ {sentence} (s)he looks like (s)he has aged
♢ marina• jy•ksø βe•le - ɲigø• təge• o•ʃkəl ok mo•ʃto {sentence} Marina is like a swan, nobody else can walk like that
3. so, just (emphatic particle)
♢ o•jləʃt βe•le, me əʃte•n ona• kert ma•nən, me t͡ɕəla• seŋena• {sentence} just let them say that we can't do it, we'll manage everything
♢ ʃo•t͡ɕmo mogəre•m det͡ɕ posna• joʃt t͡ɕut͡ɕe•ʃ, t͡ɕa•ple polatema•t ʃu•t͡ɕkən βe•le koje•ʃ {sentence} I miss my native land, and even my big house seems just horrible
♢ ʃy•dər kaβa•ʃte t͡ɕyt͡ɕka• βe•le {sentence} the star is sparkling in the sky
♢ ikta•ʒ-mom kalase•t gən βe•le? {sentence} if only you would say something
♦ gən βe•le {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)
♢ anu•ʃən βujʒəla•n ləʒ da ləʒ βe•le t͡ɕu•t͡ɕən {sentence} Anush felt more and more exhausted
