بالي

See also: بالى‎, تالی‎, تألي‎, and بالی‎

Arabic

Verb

بَالِي • (bālī) (form III)

  1. second-person feminine singular active imperative of بَالَى‎ (bālā)

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic بالي‎ (common informal pronunciation of بالٍ‎ (bālin)), from the verb بَلِيَ‎ (baliya, “to wear out, to attrit”).

Pronunciation

Noun

بالي • (bāli) m or f (plural بالنا‎ (bālna))

  1. بال‎ (bāl, “mind, thinking, attention”)+ـي‎ (-i, “first person singular possessive affix”): my mind, my thinking, my attention
    ‏بالي راح بعيد‎ ― bāli rāḥ bʕīd ― I was thinking of matters unrelated to what was said (literally, “my mind went far (away)”)

Adjective

بالي • (bāli) (feminine بالْية‎ (bālya))

  1. untidy, unclean, in bad shape
    Synonyms: مبهذل‎ (mbahḏal), معفس‎ (mʕaffas)
    Synonyms: مرتب‎ (mrattab), چيك‎ (čīk)
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