بلی

See also: بلى, تلي, and بلي

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian بلی (bali).

Interjection

بلی • (beli)

  1. yes

Descendants
  • Turkish: beli

Persian

Etymology

Probably derived from Arabic بَلَىٰ (balā).

Pronunciation
 

Readings
Classical reading? balē
Dari reading? balē
Iranian reading? bali
Tajik reading? bale

Adverb
Dari بلی
Iranian Persian بله
Tajik бале

بلی • (balê or bali)

  1. (Dari or dated, literary) yes

See also
  • بله (bale) (Alternative spelling, Iran)
  • آری (ârê, “yes”) (Dari)
  • آره (âre, “yes”) (Iran)

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit विडाली (viḍālī).

Pronunciation

Noun

بِلّی • (billī) f (masculine بِلَّا (billā), Hindi spelling बिल्ली)

  1. cat

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
Declension of بلی
singular plural
direct بلی (billī) بلیاں (billiyā̃)
oblique بلی (billī) بلیوں (billiyō̃)
vocative بلی (billī) بلیو (billiyō)
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