Leila

English

Etymology

From Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā). Taken into English usage through nineteenth-century literature.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliːlə/, IPA(key): /ˈlaɪlə/
  • Rhymes: -iːlə, Rhymes: -aɪlə

Proper noun

Leila

  1. A female given name.
    • 1813 George Gordon Byron, The Giaour:
      Oh! who young Leila's glance could read / And keep that portion of his creed, / Which saith that woman is but dust
    • 1919, John Galsworthy, Saint's Progress, Echo Library 2006, →ISBN, page 104:
      "Leila!" she said enigmatically. "Have you seen her?"
      "I went to her flat last week with Dad - he likes her."
      "Delilah is her real name, you know. All men like her. And Captain Fort is her lover."

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Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈleilɑ]
  • Hyphenation: Lei‧la

Proper noun

Leila

  1. A female given name of Arabic origin.

Declension

Inflection of Leila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Leila Leilat
genitive Leilan Leilojen
partitive Leilaa Leiloja
illative Leilaan Leiloihin
singular plural
nominative Leila Leilat
accusative nom. Leila Leilat
gen. Leilan
genitive Leilan Leilojen
Leilainrare
partitive Leilaa Leiloja
inessive Leilassa Leiloissa
elative Leilasta Leiloista
illative Leilaan Leiloihin
adessive Leilalla Leiloilla
ablative Leilalta Leiloilta
allative Leilalle Leiloille
essive Leilana Leiloina
translative Leilaksi Leiloiksi
instructive Leiloin
abessive Leilatta Leiloitta
comitative Leiloineen

See also

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛj.la/

Proper noun

Leila

  1. A female given name of Arabic origin.

Anagrams


Hungarian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛjlɒ]
  • Hyphenation: Lei‧la

Proper noun

Leila

  1. A female given name.

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Leila Leilák
accusative Leilát Leilákat
dative Leilának Leiláknak
instrumental Leilával Leilákkal
causal-final Leiláért Leilákért
translative Leilává Leilákká
terminative Leiláig Leilákig
essive-formal Leilaként Leilákként
essive-modal
inessive Leilában Leilákban
superessive Leilán Leilákon
adessive Leilánál Leiláknál
illative Leilába Leilákba
sublative Leilára Leilákra
allative Leilához Leilákhoz
elative Leilából Leilákból
delative Leiláról Leilákról
ablative Leilától Leiláktól
Possessive forms of Leila
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Leilám Leiláim
2nd person sing. Leilád Leiláid
3rd person sing. Leilája Leilái
1st person plural Leilánk Leiláink
2nd person plural Leilátok Leiláitok
3rd person plural Leilájuk Leiláik
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