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

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ˈba.leː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bǽ.leː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bǽ.leː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bǽ.leː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bǽ.leː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bǽ.liː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bǽ.le]

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

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bɪl.liː/
• Rhymes: -iː

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)