billi

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See also: Billi and billí

Maltese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From dialectal Arabic *بِٱللِّي (*bi-l-lī, “by that”). By surface analysis, b’ +‎ li. Compare Moroccan Arabic بلي (billi).

Pronunciation[edit]

Conjunction[edit]

billi

  1. since, inasmuch as, because
  2. even though

Yagara[edit]

Noun[edit]

billi

  1. Alternative form of pilla.

References[edit]

  • The Courier-Mail, 28 August 1933, "MEANING OF INDOOROOPILLY.".
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