بلی

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See also: بلى, تلي, and بلي

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian بلی (bali).

Interjection

بلی (beli)

  1. yes

Descendants

  • Turkish: beli

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

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) (Dari and Classical Persian spelling, dated or literary in Iran)

  1. yes

Descendants

  • Dari: بلی (balē)
  • Iranian Persian: بله (bale), بلی (bali) (literary)
  • Tajik: бале (bale)
  • Azerbaijani: bəli
  • Ottoman Turkish: بلی (bali)
  • Urdu: بلے (balē)

See also

  • آری (ârê, yes) (Dari and classical spelling)
  • آره (âre, yes) (Iranian spelling)

Urdu

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit विडाली (viḍālī).

Noun

بِلّی (billīf (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) بلِیاں (billiyā̃)
oblique بلی (billī) بلِیوں (billiyō̃)
vocative بلی (billī) بلِیو (billiyō)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic بَلَى (balā).

Adverb

بلیٰ (balā) (Hindi spelling बला)

  1. yes, why not

References

  • بَلیٰ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.