billi

See also: Billi and billí

Maltese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dialectal Arabic *بِٱللِّي (*bi-l-lī, “by that”). By surface analysis, b’ +‎ li. Compare Moroccan Arabic بلي (billi).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪl.lɪ/

Conjunction

billi

  1. since, inasmuch as, because
  2. even though

Yagara

Noun

billi

  1. Alternative form of pilla.

References
  • The Courier-Mail, 28 August 1933, "MEANING OF INDOOROOPILLY.".
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