Akkadian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *layl- (night). Cognate with Arabic لَيْل (layl, nighttime) and Biblical Hebrew לַיִל (láyil, night).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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līlum m (plural līlū) (Old Babylonian)

  1. evening, night
    Synonyms: 𒆥𒋝 (līliātum), 𒈪 (mūšum), 𒈪 (mušītum)
    Antonym: 𒌓 (ūmum)
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Phonetic
  • (genitive) 𒇷𒇷𒅎 (li-li-im)

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