billi

See also: Billi and billí

Maltese edit

Alternative forms edit

belli, mbilli (dialectal)

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbɪl.lɪ/

Conjunction edit

billi

since, inasmuch as, because
even though

Yagara edit

Noun edit

billi

Alternative form of pilla.

References edit

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

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