ليلى

See also: ليلي, and لیلی

Arabic

From Proto-Semitic *laylay- (“night”), which is also the origin of the common nouns لَيْل (layl) and لَيْلَة (layla).

لَيْلَى • (laylā) f

a female given name, Leila, Laila, or Layla
(poetry) A prototype of a woman in a lovestory, comparable to Juliet or the like.

Declension of noun لَيْلَى (laylā)

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لَيْلَى • (laylā) f (dual لَيْلَيَان (laylayān), plural لَيَالٍ (layālin), plural construct state لَيَالِي (layālī))

Declension of noun لَيْلَى (laylā)

Singular	singular invariable
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَيْلَى laylā	اللَّيْلَى al-laylā	لَيْلَى laylā
Nominative	لَيْلَى laylā	اللَّيْلَى al-laylā	لَيْلَى laylā
Accusative	لَيْلَى laylā	اللَّيْلَى al-laylā	لَيْلَى laylā
Genitive	لَيْلَى laylā	اللَّيْلَى al-laylā	لَيْلَى laylā
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَيْلَيَيْن laylayayn	اللَّيْلَيَيْن al-laylayayn	لَيْلَيَيْ laylayay
Nominative	لَيْلَيَانِ laylayāni	اللَّيْلَيَانِ al-laylayāni	لَيْلَيَا laylayā
Accusative	لَيْلَيَيْنِ laylayayni	اللَّيْلَيَيْنِ al-laylayayni	لَيْلَيَيْ laylayay
Genitive	لَيْلَيَيْنِ laylayayni	اللَّيْلَيَيْنِ al-laylayayni	لَيْلَيَيْ laylayay
Plural	broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in)
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَيَالِي layālī	اللَّيَالِي al-layālī	لَيَالِي layālī
Nominative	لَيَالٍ layālin	اللَّيَالِي al-layālī	لَيَالِي layālī
Accusative	لَيَالِيَ layāliya	اللَّيَالِيَ al-layāliya	لَيَالِيَ layāliya
Genitive	لَيَالٍ layālin	اللَّيَالِي al-layālī	لَيَالِي layālī