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Hebrew
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *layl- (“night”). Cognate with Arabic لَيْل (layl, “nighttime”).
Noun
לַיִל • (láyil) m (plural indefinite לֵילוֹת, singular construct לֵיל־)
- (literary) night
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Derived terms
Noun
לֵיל • (leil)
- singular construct state form of לַיְלָה (láyla)
- singular construct state form of לַיִל (láyil)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French Lille.
Proper noun
לִיל • (lil) m
- Lille (a city, the capital of the Nord department, France; regional capital of Hauts-de-France)
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