לילה
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Hebrew [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Semitic *layl-. Cognate with Arabic ليلة (laila), Aramaic ܠܠܝܐ, לליא (lelyā, lelyo), Maltese lejl.
Pronunciation [edit]
- (Modern Israeli) IPA: /ˈlaj.la/
Noun [edit]
לַיְלָה (láyla) m (plural indefinite form לֵילוֹת, singular construct form לֵיל; Biblical Hebrew pausal form לָיְלָה)
- night: period from nightfall to daybreak
- (figuratively) adversity
Derived terms [edit]
- לַיְלָה טוֹב (láyla tóv)
Synonyms [edit]
- לַיִל (láyil)
References [edit]
- Strong's Concordance number: H3915
