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بِلٍّ rather in Arabic

بِلٍّ is how you say “rather” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

بِلٍّ أَجْلَى،

Rather, more clearly,

بِلٍّ Rather

A corrective particle whose job is to cancel or upgrade what was just said, 'no, rather', pivoting the statement to a stronger claim. It does not add information of its own; it signals a retraction-and-replacement, telling the reader the next word sharpens the point just made.

From Vigilance Against Worldly Deception

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More example sentences

بِلٍّ أَحْلَى،

Rather, more delightful.

بِّلٍ rather

The same corrective 'no, rather' particle, pivoting from the statement just made to an intensified version of it. Its grammatical role is purely to redirect: it tells the reader the following comparative outdoes what was just said.

From Vigilance Against Worldly Deception

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