ليلة

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Arabic

Etymology

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).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. a night
    Antonym: يَوْم (yawm)
    • 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 waṯamāniyata ʔayyāmin ḥusūman fatarā l-qawma fīhā ṣarʕā kaʔannahum 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
      wal-fajri walayālin ʕašrin
      By the dawn. And ten nights
  2. soiree

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References

  • 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

Etymology

From Arabic لَيْلة (layla).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laj.la/, /liː.la/
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Noun

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

  1. a night

Derived terms

  • ليل (layl, līl, nighttime)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic لَيْلَة (layla).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

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