بلى

العربية

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بلى¹

  • /ba.laː/

adverb بَلَى · balā

  1. used to contradict a negative statement وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ رَبِّ أَرِنِي كَيْفَ تُحْيِي الْمَوْتَىٰ ۖ قَالَ أَوَلَمْ تُؤْمِن ۖ قَالَ بَلَى وَلَٰكِن لِّيَطْمَئِنَّ قَلْبِي.

بلى²

  • /bi.lan/

noun بِلًى · bilan · بِلَى · الْبِلَى

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of بَلِيَ (baliya) (form I)
  2. deterioration, wear
  3. decay

بلى³

  • /bi.lan/

noun بِلًى · bilan

  1. plural plural of بِلْوَة (bilwa, “trial, tribulation, misforturne”)

بلى⁴

  • /bi.lan/

noun بِلًى · bilan

  1. plural plural of بِلْيَة (bilya, “marble to play”)

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  • yes word used to indicate disagreement or dissent in reply to a negative statement

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {بلى},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%89},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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