ليل

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ل ي ل‎ (l-y-l). From Proto-Semitic *layl-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lajl/
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- (Egyptian) IPA^(key): /leːl/

Noun

لَيْل • (layl) m (usually uncountable)

nighttime, night

Declension

Declension of noun لَيْل (layl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	لَيْل layl	اللَّيْل‎ al-layl	لَيْل layl
Nominative	لَيْلٌ laylun	اللَّيْلُ‎ al-laylu	لَيْلُ laylu
Accusative	لَيْلًا‎ laylan	اللَّيْلَ‎ al-layla	لَيْلَ layla
Genitive	لَيْلٍ laylin	اللَّيْلِ‎ al-layli	لَيْلِ layli

Antonyms

نَهَار‎ (nahār)

Derived terms

لَيْلَ نَهَارَ‎ (layla nahāra)

Related terms

لَيْلَة‎ (layla)

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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