بلى

See also: بلی

Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.laː/

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Adverb

بَلَى • (balā)

1. used to contradict a negative statement
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:260:

     وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ رَبِّ أَرِنِي كَيْفَ تُحْيِي الْمَوْتَىٰ ۖ قَالَ أَوَلَمْ تُؤْمِن ۖ قَالَ بَلَى وَلَٰكِن لِّيَطْمَئِنَّ قَلْبِي.

     waʔiḏ qāla ʔibrāhīmu rabbi ʔarinī kayfa tuḥyī l-mawtā qāla ʔawalam tuʔmin qāla balā walākin liyaṭmaʔinna qalbī.

     And mention when Abraham said, "My Lord, show me how You give life to the dead." Allāh said, "Have you not believed?" He said, "Yes, but I ask only that my heart may be satisfied."

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 34:3:

     وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَا تَأْتِينَا السَّاعَةُ قُلْ بَلَى وَرَبِّي لَتَأْتِيَنَّكُمْ.

     waqāla llaḏīna kafarū lā taʔtīnā s-sāʕatu qul balā warabbī lataʔtiyannakum.

     But those who disbelieve say, "The Hour will not come to us." Say, "Yes, by my Lord, it will surely come to you."

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: امبله (ambala)
• South Levantine Arabic: مبلا (mbala)
• Maltese: mela
• → Classical Persian: بَلی (balē)
  • Dari: بلی (balē)
  • Iranian Persian: بله (bale), بلی (bali) (literary)
  • Tajik: бале (bale)
  • → Azerbaijani: bəli
  • → Ottoman Turkish: بلی (bali)
    • Turkish: beli
  • Urdu: بلے (balē)

Etymology 2.1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.lan/

Noun

بِلًى • (bilan) m (construct state بِلَى (bilā))

1. verbal noun of بَلِيَ (baliya) (form I)
2. deterioration, wear
3. decay

Declension

Declension of noun بِلًى (bilan)

Singular	singular in ـًى (-an)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	بِلَى bilā	الْبِلَى al-bilā	بِلَى bilā
Nominative	بِلًى bilan	الْبِلَى al-bilā	بِلَى bilā
Accusative	بِلًى bilan	الْبِلَى al-bilā	بِلَى bilā
Genitive	بِلًى bilan	الْبِلَى al-bilā	بِلَى bilā

Etymology 2.2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.lan/

Noun

بِلًى • (bilan) pl

1. plural of بِلْوَة (bilwa, “trial, tribulation, misforturne”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.lan/

Noun

بِلًى • (bilan) pl

1. plural of بِلْيَة (bilya, “marble to play”)