ليلة
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
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).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
لَيْلَة • (layla) f (plural لَيْلَات (laylāt) or لَيَالٍ (layālin))
- a night
- Antonym: يَوْم (yawm)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 69:7:
- سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَانِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًا فَتَرَى ٱلْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَى كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ
- saḵḵarahā ʕalayhim sabʕa layālin waṯamāniyata ʔayyāmin ḥusūman fatarā l-qawma fīhā ṣarʕā kaʔannahum ʔaʕjāzu naḵlin ḵāwiyatin
- Which He [i.e., Allāh] imposed upon them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so you would see the people therein fallen as if they were hollow trunks of palm trees.
- soiree
Declension edit
Declension of noun لَيْلَة (layla)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | لَيْلَة layla |
اللَّيْلَة al-layla |
لَيْلَة laylat |
Nominative | لَيْلَةٌ laylatun |
اللَّيْلَةُ al-laylatu |
لَيْلَةُ laylatu |
Accusative | لَيْلَةً laylatan |
اللَّيْلَةَ al-laylata |
لَيْلَةَ laylata |
Genitive | لَيْلَةٍ laylatin |
اللَّيْلَةِ al-laylati |
لَيْلَةِ laylati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | لَيْلَتَيْن laylatayn |
اللَّيْلَتَيْن al-laylatayn |
لَيْلَتَيْ laylatay |
Nominative | لَيْلَتَانِ laylatāni |
اللَّيْلَتَانِ al-laylatāni |
لَيْلَتَا laylatā |
Accusative | لَيْلَتَيْنِ laylatayni |
اللَّيْلَتَيْنِ al-laylatayni |
لَيْلَتَيْ laylatay |
Genitive | لَيْلَتَيْنِ laylatayni |
اللَّيْلَتَيْنِ al-laylatayni |
لَيْلَتَيْ laylatay |
Plural | sound feminine plural; broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in) | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | لَيْلَات; لَيَالِي laylāt; layālī |
اللَّيْلَات; اللَّيَالِي al-laylāt; al-layālī |
لَيْلَات; لَيَالِي laylāt; layālī |
Nominative | لَيْلَاتٌ; لَيَالٍ laylātun; layālin |
اللَّيْلَاتُ; اللَّيَالِي al-laylātu; al-layālī |
لَيْلَاتُ; لَيَالِي laylātu; layālī |
Accusative | لَيْلَاتٍ; لَيَالِيَ laylātin; layāliya |
اللَّيْلَاتِ; اللَّيَالِيَ al-laylāti; al-layāliya |
لَيْلَاتِ; لَيَالِيَ laylāti; layāliya |
Genitive | لَيْلَاتٍ; لَيَالٍ laylātin; layālin |
اللَّيْلَاتِ; اللَّيَالِي al-laylāti; al-layālī |
لَيْلَاتِ; لَيَالِي laylāti; layālī |
Derived terms edit
- لَيْلَتَئِذٍ (laylataʔiḏin)
Related terms edit
References edit
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “ليل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Moroccan Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
لَيْلة or لِيلة • (layla or līla) f (plural لَيْلات (laylāt) or لِيلات (līlāt))
- a night
Derived terms edit
- هاد الليلة (hād el-layla, hād el-līla, “tonight”)
Related terms edit
- ليل (layl, līl, “nighttime”)
South Levantine Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ليلة • (lēle) f (singulative, collective ليل m (lēl), plural ليالي (layāli))
Derived terms edit
- الليلة (il-lēle, “tonight”)