ليت
Arabic
Particle
لَيْتَ • (layta)
- if only, I wish, would (would God) that...; expresses an unattainable wish
- لَيْتَكَ كُنْتَ مَعِي أَمْس!
- laytaka kunta maʿī ʾams!
- If only you had been with me yesterday!
- laytaka kunta maʿī ʾams!
- لَيْتَكَ كُنْتَ مَعِي أَمْس!
Usage notes
لَيْتَ (layta) must be followed by a noun or pronoun shifted to the accusative case.
Inflection
Inflected forms
| Base form | لَيْتَ (layta) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal-pronoun- including forms |
Singular | Dual | Plural | ||
| Masculine | Feminine | Common | Masculine | Feminine | |
| First person | لَيْتَنِي (laytanī) | لَيْتَنَا (laytanā) | |||
| Second person | لَيْتَكَ (laytaka) | لَيْتَكِ (laytaki) | لَيْتَكُمَا (laytakumā) | لَيْتَكُمْ (laytakum) | لَيْتَكُنَّ (laytakunna) |
| Third person | لَيْتَهُ (laytahu) | لَيْتَهَا (laytahā) | لَيْتَهُمَا (laytahumā) | لَيْتَهُمْ (laytahum) | لَيْتَهُنَّ (laytahunna) |
Derived terms
- لَيْتَ شِعْرِي (layta šiʿrī)
See also
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