ب-ل (b-l)

rather; but; rather/nay

6 occurrences · 3 English renderings

Word Forms

بل 3 occ

→ “nay”, “but”

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: بل: but gleaningsGWB §482: بل: nay epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: بل: nay

بلکه 2 occ

→ “nay”, “contrary”

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: بلکه: Nay kitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: بلکه: On the contrary

بَلْ 1 occ

→ “but”

prayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: بَلْ: but

English Renderings

Rendering	Count	%	Forms
nay	3	50%	بل , بلکه
but	2	33%	بل , بَلْ
contrary	1	17%	بلکه

Full Concordance

Show all 6 occurrences

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: بل: but gleaningsGWB §482: بل: nay kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: بلکه: Nay prayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: بَلْ: but epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: بل: nay kitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: بلکه: On the contrary

Related Roots

غ-ي-ر (gh-y-r) other; other than; change و-ح-د (w-ḥ-d) unity; one; oneness ب-ل-ک (b-l-k) rather; but; rather/nay ل-ک-ن (l-k-n) but; but, however; but/however ل-ك-ن (l-k-n) but; but, however; but/however د-و-ن (d-w-n) besides; below; without و-ا-و (w-ʾ-w) and; and/by ب-ر-ي (b-r-y) in short; in short, anyway; indeed و-و-و (w-w-w) and; quotation mark س-و-ی (s-w-y) besides; direction; other than