بلی

See also: بلى‎, تلي‎, and بلي‎

Persian

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈbaleː/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈbaleː/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈbæliː/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /ˈbale/

Adverb

Dari	بلی
Iranian Persian	بله‎
Tajik	бале (bale)

بلی or بلی • (balê or bali)

(Dari or dated, literary) yes

See also

بله‎ (bale) (Alternate spelling, Iran)
آری‎ (ârê, “yes”) (Dari)
آره‎ (âre, “yes”) (Iran)

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit विडाली (viḍālī).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bɪl.liː/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /bɪl.liː/
Rhymes: -iː

Noun

بلّی • (billī) f (masculine بِلَّا‎, Hindi spelling बिल्ली)

cat

Usage notes

Although this word is feminine and used for female cats, it is also used to mean domestic cat in general. The masculine form, or the word for tomcat, is بلا‎ (billā).

Declension

Declension of بلی
	singular	plural
direct	بلی‎ (billī)	بلیاں‎ (billiyā̃)
oblique	بلی‎ (billī)	بلیوں‎ (billiyō̃)
vocative	بلی‎ (billī)	بلیو‎ (billiyō)

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