ليل
Algerian Arabic
editEtymology
editFrom Arabic لَيْل (layl), from Proto-Semitic *laylay- (“night”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editليل (līl) m (plural ليالي (lyāli))
Arabic
editEtymology
editFrom the root ل ي ل (l y l). From Proto-Semitic *layl-.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editلَيْل • (layl) m (usually uncountable)
- nighttime, night
- Antonym: نَهَار (nahār)
- (countable, obsolete) chick of a bustard (حُبَارَى (ḥubārā)) and/or curlew (كَرَوَان (karawān))
- (countable, obsolete) bustard hen; bustard in general
Declension
editsingular | basic singular triptote | ||
---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | construct | |
informal | لَيْل layl |
اللَّيْل al-layl |
لَيْل layl |
nominative | لَيْلٌ laylun |
اللَّيْلُ al-laylu |
لَيْلُ laylu |
accusative | لَيْلًا laylan |
اللَّيْلَ al-layla |
لَيْلَ layla |
genitive | لَيْلٍ laylin |
اللَّيْلِ al-layli |
لَيْلِ layli |
Derived terms
edit- لَيْلَ نَهَارَ (layla nahāra)
Related terms
edit- لَيْلَة (layla)
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
Egyptian Arabic
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editليل • (lēl) m (collective, singulative ليلة f (lēla), plural ليالي (layāli))
- nighttime, night
- الدنيا بقت ليل ― id-dinya baʕit lēl ― Night came (literally, “it became night”)
- الليلة دي ― il-lēla di ― tonight (literally, “this night”)
Etymology 2
editDenominalization of ليل (lēl, “nighttime”).
Verb
editليّل • (layyil) II (active participle مليل (milayyil))
- (impersonal) to become night
- الدنيا ليّلت ― id-dinya layyilit ― Night came
Conjugation
editsingular | plural | |||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
past | m | ليّلت (layyilt) | ليّلت (layyilt) | ليّل (layyil) | ليّلنا (layyilna) | ليّلتوا (layyiltu) | ليّلوا (layyilu) | |
f | ليّلتي (layyilti) | ليّلت (layyilit) | ||||||
present subjunctive | m | اليّل (alayyil) | تليّل (tilayyil) | يليّل (yilayyil) | نليّل (nilayyil) | تليّلوا (tilayyilu) | يليّلوا (yilayyilu) | |
f | تليّلي (tilayyili) | تليّل (tilayyil) | ||||||
present indicative | m | بليّل (balayyil) | بتليّل (bitlayyil) | بيليّل (biylayyil) | بنليّل (binlayyil) | بتليّلوا (bitlayyilu) | بيليّلوا (biylayyilu) | |
f | بتليّلي (bitlayyili) | بتليّل (bitlayyil) | ||||||
future1 | m | هليّل (halayyil) | هتليّل (hatlayyil) | هيليّل (haylayyil) | هنليّل (hanlayyil) | هتليّلوا (hatlayyilu) | هيليّلوا (haylayyilu) | |
f | هتليّلي (hatlayyili) | هتليّل (hatlayyil) | ||||||
imperative | m | ليّل (layyil) | ليّلوا (layyilu) | |||||
f | ليّلي (layyili) |
See also
editHijazi Arabic
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editNoun
editليل • (lēl) m (collective, singulative ليلة f (lēla), plural ليالي (layāli))
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editليل • (līl) f
Moroccan Arabic
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editNoun
editلَيْل or لِيل • (layl or līl) m (plural ليالي (lyāli))
Derived terms
edit- ليل ونهار (layl u nhār, līl u nhar, “all day long”)
Related terms
edit- ليلة (layla, līla)
Etymology 2
editFrom Arabic لِ (li). The final -l may be due to backformation from the personal forms, themselves derived by reduplication. Compare Maltese lil (“to, with”).
Pronunciation
editPreposition
editليل • (līl)
Inflection
editSouth Levantine Arabic
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editليل • (lēl) m (collective, singulative ليلة f (lēle), plural ليالي (layāli))
See also
edit- Algerian Arabic terms inherited from Arabic
- Algerian Arabic terms derived from Arabic
- Algerian Arabic terms inherited from Proto-Semitic
- Algerian Arabic terms derived from Proto-Semitic
- Algerian Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Algerian Arabic lemmas
- Algerian Arabic nouns
- Algerian Arabic palindromes
- Algerian Arabic masculine nouns
- Arabic terms belonging to the root ل ي ل
- Arabic terms inherited from Proto-Semitic
- Arabic terms derived from Proto-Semitic
- Arabic 1-syllable words
- Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Arabic terms with audio pronunciation
- Arabic lemmas
- Arabic nouns
- Arabic uncountable nouns
- Arabic palindromes
- Arabic masculine nouns
- Arabic countable nouns
- Arabic terms with obsolete senses
- Arabic nouns with basic triptote singular
- ar:Night
- ar:Times of day
- ar:Birds
- ar:Baby animals
- Egyptian Arabic terms inherited from Arabic
- Egyptian Arabic terms derived from Arabic
- Egyptian Arabic lemmas
- Egyptian Arabic nouns
- Egyptian Arabic collective nouns
- Egyptian Arabic palindromes
- Egyptian Arabic masculine nouns
- Egyptian Arabic terms with usage examples
- Egyptian Arabic verbs
- Egyptian Arabic form-II verbs
- Egyptian Arabic impersonal verbs
- Hijazi Arabic terms belonging to the root ل ي ل
- Hijazi Arabic terms inherited from Arabic
- Hijazi Arabic terms derived from Arabic
- Hijazi Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hijazi Arabic lemmas
- Hijazi Arabic nouns
- Hijazi Arabic collective nouns
- Hijazi Arabic palindromes
- Hijazi Arabic masculine nouns
- Hijazi Arabic terms borrowed from French
- Hijazi Arabic terms derived from French
- Hijazi Arabic proper nouns
- Hijazi Arabic feminine nouns
- acw:Lille
- acw:Cities in France
- acw:Places in France
- Moroccan Arabic terms inherited from Arabic
- Moroccan Arabic terms derived from Arabic
- Moroccan Arabic 1-syllable words
- Moroccan Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Moroccan Arabic terms with audio pronunciation
- Moroccan Arabic lemmas
- Moroccan Arabic nouns
- Moroccan Arabic palindromes
- Moroccan Arabic masculine nouns
- Moroccan Arabic prepositions
- South Levantine Arabic terms with usage examples
- South Levantine Arabic terms inherited from Arabic
- South Levantine Arabic terms derived from Arabic
- South Levantine Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation
- South Levantine Arabic terms with audio pronunciation
- South Levantine Arabic lemmas
- South Levantine Arabic nouns
- South Levantine Arabic collective nouns
- South Levantine Arabic palindromes
- South Levantine Arabic masculine nouns
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