bi, part. hopefully, ideally, I hope that; let's, come on
usage: associated verb takes future/irrealis marking
etymology: b- + Proto-Canaanite *ʔīyV "not" (cf. Heb. bəlī, bəlō "without"; ʔī "not") with irregular final vowelattestation: by "without [noun], lacking" = *bi
tags: part, adv, intj