ליל

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *layl- (“night”). Cognate with Arabic لَيْل‎ (layl, “nighttime”).

Noun

לַיִל • (láyil) m (plural indefinite לֵילוֹת‎, singular construct לֵיל־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. (literary) night
   • 1910 – 1970, Nathan Alterman, עוד אבוא אל סיפך

     ‏כי ביתך העני כה חשך לעת ליל \ ועצוב בו וודאי לאין סוף.‎‎

     Because your poor house is so dark at night time / And it is doubtlessly sad in it without end.

Synonyms

• לַיְלָה‎ (láyla)

Derived terms

• חֲצוֹת הַלֵּיל‎ (khatsòt-haléyl)

Noun

לֵיל • (leil)

1. Construct form of לַיְלָה‎ (láyla).
2. Construct form of לַיִל (láyil).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Lille.

Proper noun

לִיל • (lil) m

1. Lille (the capital city of the Nord department, France; capital city of the region of Hauts-de-France)