بل

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بل^¹

conjunction بَلْ · bal

after a negative but; rather لَا يَكْرَهُهَا، بَل يُحِبُّهَا
Similar: لٰكِنْ
after an affirmative used to cancel what precedes it and confirm what follows it جَاءَتْ سُعَادُ، بَلْ سَلْمَى

بل^²

verb بَلَّ · balla · يَبُلُّ · بَلّ · بِلَّة

to moisten, to wet, to sprinkle

بل^³

noun بَلّ · ball · الْبَلّ · بَلٌّ

noun from verb verbal noun of بَلَّ (balla) (form I)

In English

but rather
moist characterized by the presence of moisture; slightly wet
nay or rather

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {بل},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

بل