Leila

English

Etymology

From Arabic لَيْلٰى‎ (Laylā).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈliːlə/, X-SAMPA: /"li:l@/
• Rhymes: -iːlə

Proper noun

Leila

1. A female given name taken into English usage through nineteenth century literature.
   • 1813 George Gordon Byron, The Giaour:

     Oh! who young Leila's glance could read / And keep that portion of his creed, / Which saith that woman is but dust

   • 1919, John Galsworthy, Saint's Progress, Echo Library 2006, ISBN 1847020704, page 104:

     "Leila!" she said enigmatically. "Have you seen her?"

     "I went to her flat last week with Dad - he likes her."

     "Delilah is her real name, you know. All men like her. And Captain Fort is her lover."

Related terms

• Laila
• Layla
• Lela

Anagrams

• Allie
• ileal

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈleilɑ]
• Hyphenation: Lei‧la

Proper noun

Leila

1. A female given name of Arabic origin.

Declension

Declension of Leila (type kala) singular plural nominative Leila Leilat genitive Leilan Leilojen Leilain1 partitive Leilaa Leiloja accusative Leila Leilan Leilat inessive Leilassa Leiloissa elative Leilasta Leiloista illative Leilaan Leiloihin adessive Leilalla Leiloilla ablative Leilalta Leiloilta allative Leilalle Leiloille essive Leilana Leiloina translative Leilaksi Leiloiksi instructive – Leiloin abessive Leilatta Leiloitta comitative – Leiloineen 1) Rare.

See also

• Laila

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French

Proper noun

Leila

1. A female given name of Arabic origin.

Anagrams

• aille, aillé, allie, allié

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Hungarian

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Alternative forms

• Lejla

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlɛjlɒ/
• Hyphenation: Lei‧la

Proper noun

Leila

1. A female given name.

Declension

declension of Leila singular plural nominative Leila Leilák accusative Leilát Leilákat dative Leilának Leiláknak instrumental Leilával Leilákkal causal-final Leiláért Leilákért translative Leilává Leilákká terminative Leiláig Leilákig essive-formal Leilaként Leilákként essive-modal - - inessive Leilában Leilákban superessive Leilán Leilákon adessive Leilánál Leiláknál illative Leilába Leilákba sublative Leilára Leilákra allative Leilához Leilákhoz elative Leilából Leilákból delative Leiláról Leilákról ablative Leilától Leiláktól

possessives of Leila possessor singular possession plural possession 1st person sing. Leilám Leiláim 2nd person sing. Leilád Leiláid 3rd person sing. Leilája Leilái 1st person plural Leilánk Leiláink 2nd person plural Leilátok Leiláitok 3rd person plural Leilájuk Leiláik