بولی

See also: تولى, تؤلي, بولي, تولي, تولٍي, and بولٍي

Ottoman Turkish

Bolu province

Etymology

In the Ancient Roman era this city was known as Κλαυδιούπολις (Klaudioúpolis), in honor of Emperor Claudius. After the defeat of the Byzantines, the Turkish conquerors renamed the city Bolî, from Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city”), in this case just a shortened form of Κλαυδιούπολις (Klaudioúpolis).

Proper noun

بولی • (bolu, bolî)

1. Bolu (a city and province in the East Marmara region, Turkey)

Descendants

• Turkish: Bolu
• → Armenian: Պօլու (Pōlu), Պօլի (Pōli)

Further reading

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Bolu”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)
• Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Bolu”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 127

Pahari-Potwari

Noun

بولی (bolī)

1. language

Punjabi

Noun

بولی • (bolī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੋੱਲੀ)

1. word
2. language

Declension

Declension of بولی
dir. sg.	بولی (bolī)
dir. pl.	بولِیاں (bolīyāṉ)
	singular	plural
direct	بولی (bolī)	بولِیاں (bolīyāṉ)
oblique	بولی (bolī)	بولِیاں (bolīyāṉ)
vocative	بولِیے (boliye)	بولِیو (bolīv)
ablative	بولِیوں (bolīvṉ)	بولِیاں (bolīyāṉ)
locative	—	—
instrumental	—	—

Urdu

Pronunciation

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

Noun

بولی • (bolī) f (Hindi spelling बोली)

1. speech
2. (colloquial) language

   Synonyms: لِسان (lisān), زُبان (zubān), بھاکھا (bhākhā), بھاشا (bhāśā)

Declension

Declension of بولی
	singular	plural
direct	بولی (bolī)	بولِیاں (boliyā̃)
oblique	بولی (bolī)	بولِیوں (boliyō̃)
vocative	بولی (bolī)	بولِیو (boliyō)

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu بولی (bōlī).

Noun

بولی (bōlī)

1. auction bid