بللی

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • بللو‎ (bellü)

Etymology

From earlier بللو‎ (bellü), from Proto-Turkic *bẹlgü-lig (“manifest”), a derivation of Proto-Turkic *bẹl- (“to denote, to designate”); cognate with Azerbaijani bəlli, Karakhanid بَلْكُلُكْ‎ (belgülüg) and Kazakh белгілі (belgılı).

Adjective

بللی • (belli)

  1. known, famous, notorious, renowned, well-known
    Synonym: معلوم‎ (ma'lum)
  2. obvious, clear, evident, apparent, manifest
    Synonyms: آچیق‎ (açık), آشكار‎ (aşikâr), ظاهر‎ (zahir)

Derived terms

  • بللی اولمق‎ (belli olmak, “to be known”)
  • بللی باشلو‎ (belli başlı, “notable”)
  • بللیسز‎ (bellisiz, “unknown”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: belli
  • → Armenian: պելլի (pelli), բա̈լո̈ւ (bälü), պելնի (pelni)

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