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South Levantine Arabic
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From Arabic بَلَى (balā). Compare Maltese mela, mmela, Gulf Arabic امبلة (ambala).
مبلا • (mbala)
- yes (contradict a negative sentence)
- Synonym: لأ (laʔ)
- Antonyms: آه (ʔā), أيوه (ʔaywa)