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bl, bly interj. certainly, indeed
certainly, indeed
Palmyrene, Nabatean, Hatran, Syr
Obodat4↗ blˀ šlm : may he surely be at peace ; H 100:.1↗ bl dkyr nšryhb mhymnˀ lṭ[b w]lš[npyr : PN the "eunuch" shall surely be well and properly remembered
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Hat always bl and so hapax in Palm; Nab. also: blˁ, bly
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Always introducing a funerary formula: bl dkyr, bl PN dkyr, bly šlm, etc. Given the limited distribution, almost certainly an Arabism.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 153[74]DNWSI: 165
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