لية

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See also: ليه

Arabic

Pronunciation

Noun

لِيَة (liyaf (obsolete)

  1. closeness, verbal noun of وَلِيَ (waliya)
    Alternative form: إِلْيَة (ʔilya)

Declension

Further reading

  • Nöldeke, Theodor (1930) “لية”, in Jörg Kraemer, editor, Belegwörterbuch zur klassischen arabischen Sprache, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, published 1952–1953, Fascicles 1 and 2 (Only Alif), page 37a

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic أَلْيَة (ʔalya).

Noun

لِيِّة (liyyef (uncountable)

  1. tail fat of a sheep

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic أَلْيَة (ʔalya).

Noun

لِيِّة (liyyaf (uncountable)

  1. tail fat of a sheep