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بلی
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Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Interjection
بلی • (beli)
Descendants
- Turkish: beli
Pahari-Potwari
Etymology
Noun
بِلّی (billī)
Persian
Alternative forms
- بله (bale) (modern Iranian spelling)
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic بَلَى (balā). For the vowel change in Classical Persian compare لیکِن (lēkin), from Arabic لَٰكِن (lākin).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈba.leː/
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [bǽ.liː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [bǽ.le]
Adverb
بلی • (balê or bali) (Dari and Classical Persian spelling, dated or literary in Iran)
Descendants
See also
Urdu
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bɪl.liː/
- Rhymes: -iː
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit विडाली (viḍālī).
Noun
بِلّی • (billī) f (masculine بِلَّا (billā), Hindi spelling बिल्ली)
Usage notes
- Although this word is feminine and used for female cats, it is also used to mean domestic cat in general. The masculine form, or the word for tomcat, is بِلَّا (billā).
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic بَلَى (balā).
Adverb
References
- “بَلیٰ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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