بلی
Ottoman Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Persian بلی (bali).
Interjection edit
بلی • (beli)
Descendants edit
- Turkish: beli
Persian edit
Etymology edit
Probably derived from Arabic بَلَىٰ (balā).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ˈba.leː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [bǽ.liː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [bǽ.le]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | balē |
Dari reading? | balē |
Iranian reading? | bali |
Tajik reading? | bale |
Adverb edit
Dari | بلی |
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Iranian Persian | بله |
Tajik | бале |
بلی • (balê or bali)
See also edit
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sanskrit विडाली (viḍālī).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bɪl.liː/
- Rhymes: -iː
Noun edit
بِلّی • (billī) f (masculine بِلَّا (billā), Hindi spelling बिल्ली)
Usage notes edit
- 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 edit
Declension of بلی | ||
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singular | plural | |
direct | بلی (billī) | بلیاں (billiyā̃) |
oblique | بلی (billī) | بلیوں (billiyō̃) |
vocative | بلی (billī) | بلیو (billiyō) |