لیلی

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā). Leylī or Laylī is a spelling pronunciation. The original Arabic pronunciation is now written لیلا (leylâ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [laj.ˈlɑː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [läj.líː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [lej.líː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [läj.lí]

Readings
Classical reading?	laylā
Dari reading?	laylī
Iranian reading?	leyli
Tajik reading?	layli

Proper noun

Dari	لیلی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Лайлӣ

لیلی • (leyli)

1. A female given name from Arabic.
   1. The heroine of the romance Layla and Majnun.

See also

Protagonists of Persian romances

• خسرو (xosrow)
• شیرین (širin)
• فرهاد (farhâd)
• مجنون (majnun)