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بَلَىٰ Times Yes 22 432

The Arabic word "بَلَىٰ" is an affirmative particle used after negation, meaning "yes" or "nay" (in the sense of affirming what was negated). It is used to confirm positivity, sometimes after a negative statement.

الكلمة العربية "بَلَىٰ" هي حرف جواب يُستخدم للإثبات بعد النفي، وتعني "نعم" أو "بلى". تُستخدم للتأكيد على الإيجاب أحيانًا بعد نفي.

arabic بَلَىٰ
root yes
translations
  • yes
    http://quran.com/2/81
  • nay
    http://quran.com/3/76
  • yes, indeed
    http://quran.com/36/81
occurrences 22 times
order 432

Tags: answer, particle

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