ליל

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *layl- (night). Cognate with Arabic لَيْل (layl, nighttime).

Noun

לַיִל (láyilm (plural indefinite לֵילוֹת, singular construct לֵיל־)

  1. (literary) night
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Noun

לֵיל (leil)

  1. singular construct state form of לַיְלָה (láyla)
  2. singular construct state form of לַיִל (láyil)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Lille.

Proper noun

לִיל (lilm

  1. Lille (a city, the capital of the Nord department, France; regional capital of Hauts-de-France)

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