What billi means
billi is written بلی in the Urdu script and means cat in English. It belongs to the Animals vocabulary.
Forms of billi
billi is feminine and ends in -i: the plural adds -yaan (billiyaan) and the oblique plural -yon (billiyon). The singular does not change before a postposition.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Direct | بلی billi | بلیاں billiyaan |
| Oblique (before a postposition) | بلی billi | بلیوں billiyon |
Gender is taken from the course word list. The postposition rule is explained on the postpositions page, and how gender works on the noun gender page.
billi in example sentences
کونسی بلّی نے اب جنم دیا؟
Which cat just gave birth? Tatoeba #10823888
بلّی دھوپ سے مزہ لے رہی ہے۔
The cat is basking in the sun. Tatoeba #12449562
تمہارے پاس تین بلیاں ہیں۔
You have three cats. Tatoeba #1440772
Uses the plural بلیاں.
3 of 10 Tatoeba sentences that use billi in this sense. Example sentences from Tatoeba, licensed CC BY 2.0 FR. Contributors are named on each sentence page.
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