ليلة

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), לַיְלָה‎ (láyla), Maltese lejl.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /laj.la/

Noun

لَيْلَة • (layla) f (plural لَيْلَات‎ (laylāt) or لَيَالٍ‎ (layālin))

  1. night
  2. evening
  3. soiree

Declension
Declension of noun لَيْلَة (layla)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal لَيْلَة
layla		 اللَّيْلَة‎
al-layla		 لَيْلَة
laylat
Nominative لَيْلَةٌ
laylatun		 اللَّيْلَةُ‎
al-laylatu		 لَيْلَةُ
laylatu
Accusative لَيْلَةً
laylatan		 اللَّيْلَةَ‎
al-laylata		 لَيْلَةَ
laylata
Genitive لَيْلَةٍ
laylatin		 اللَّيْلَةِ‎
al-laylati		 لَيْلَةِ
laylati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal لَيْلَتَيْن‎
laylatayn		 اللَّيْلَتَيْن‎
al-laylatayn		 لَيْلَتَيْ‎
laylatay
Nominative لَيْلَتَانِ‎
laylatāni		 اللَّيْلَتَانِ‎
al-laylatāni		 لَيْلَتَا‎
laylatā
Accusative لَيْلَتَيْنِ‎
laylatayni		 اللَّيْلَتَيْنِ‎
al-laylatayni		 لَيْلَتَيْ‎
laylatay
Genitive لَيْلَتَيْنِ‎
laylatayni		 اللَّيْلَتَيْنِ‎
al-laylatayni		 لَيْلَتَيْ‎
laylatay
Plural sound feminine plural‎; broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal لَيْلَات‎‎; لَيَالِي‎
laylāt‎; layālī		 اللَّيْلَات‎‎; اللَّيَالِي‎
al-laylāt‎; al-layālī		 لَيْلَات‎‎; لَيَالِي‎
laylāt‎; layālī
Nominative لَيْلَاتٌ‎‎; لَيَالٍ‎
laylātun‎; layālin		 اللَّيْلَاتُ‎‎; اللَّيَالِي‎
al-laylātu‎; al-layālī		 لَيْلَاتُ‎‎; لَيَالِي‎
laylātu‎; layālī
Accusative لَيْلَاتٍ‎‎; لَيَالِيَ‎
laylātin‎; layāliya		 اللَّيْلَاتِ‎‎; اللَّيَالِيَ‎
al-laylāti‎; al-layāliya		 لَيْلَاتِ‎‎; لَيَالِيَ‎
laylāti‎; layāliya
Genitive لَيْلَاتٍ‎‎; لَيَالٍ‎
laylātin‎; layālin		 اللَّيْلَاتِ‎‎; اللَّيَالِي‎
al-laylāti‎; al-layālī		 لَيْلَاتِ‎‎; لَيَالِي‎
laylāti‎; layālī

Antonyms

Derived terms

References
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “ليل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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