Arabic

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Etymology

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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).

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Noun

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

  1. a night
    Antonym: يَوْم (yawm)
    فِي لَيَالٍ كَتَمَتْ سِرَّ ٱلْهَوَى
    layālin katamat sirra l-hawā
    In nights that hid the secret of love.
    • 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 wa-ṯamāniyata ʔayyāmin ḥusūman fa-tarā l-qawma fīhā ṣarʕā ka-ʔannahum ʔaʕjāzu naḵlin ḵāwiyatin
      Which He 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.
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 89:1-2:
      وَٱلْفَجْرِ وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ
      wa-l-fajri wa-layālin ʕašrin
      By the dawn. And [by] ten nights
  2. soiree

Declension

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Declension of noun لَيْلَة (layla)
singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
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

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References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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From Arabic لَيْلة (layla).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /laj.la/, /liː.la/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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لَيْلة or لِيلة (layla or līlaf (plural لَيْلات (laylāt) or لِيلات (līlāt))

  1. a night

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  • ليل (layl, līl, nighttime)

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic لَيْلَة (layla).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /leː.le/, [ˈleː.le]
  • IPA(key): /leː.la/, [ˈleː.la]
  • Audio (Amman):(file)

Noun

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ليلة (lēlef (singulative, collective ليل m (lēl), plural ليالي (layāli))

  1. a night, late evening
    Antonym: يوم (yōm)

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