żeby nie

== Polish == === Etymology === Literally, “in order not to”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʐɛ.bɘ ɲɛ/ Syllabification: że‧by nie === Particle === żeby nie if not for (if something were not (or had not been) there; in the absence of something; without) Synonym: gdyby nie lest (for fear that; that not; in order to prevent something from happening; in case) === Further reading === “żeby nie”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “żeby nie”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)