ليلة

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Arabic

Etymology

From the root ل ي ل (l-y-l). From Proto-Semitic *layl-. Can be analyzed as a singulative noun, from لَيْل (layl, nighttime) +‎ ـَة (-a, singulative suffix). Cognate with Classical Syriac ܠܹܠܝܵܐ (lēlyā), Aramaic לֵילְיָא (lēləyā), Hebrew לַיְלָה (láyla), Maltese lejl.

Pronunciation

Noun

لَيْلَة (laylaf (plural لَيْلَات (laylāt) or لَيَالٍ (layālin))

  1. a night
  2. soiree

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References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “ليل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN