במעומעם

[Ali Smith]

שלום!

What does be-um'am mean? I think it's pronounced with be-, not ba-, but I'm not sure. Here's the context:

X: נשרף שלט על גשר בבעיל. שמעת?
Y: בעומעם. רק הרחתי את זה.

 

[amikama]

Did you mean במעומעם (vaguely)?

 

[Ali Smith]

Yes, sorry. That's what I meant. be-me'um'am. Or is it ba-me'um'am?

 

[Drink]

Adverbs formed from adjectives with the preposition ב, are always be- and not ba-.

That said, in this case, in formal Hebrew it's bim'um'am because of the shva.