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), Hebrew לַיְלָה (láyla).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /laj.la/

Noun

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

  1. a night
    Antonym: يَوْم (yawm)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 69:7:
      سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَ لَيَالٍ وَثَمَانِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومًا فَتَرَى ٱلْقَوْمَ فِيهَا صَرْعَى كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ خَاوِيَةٍ
      saḵḵarahā ʕalayhim sabʕa layālin waṯamāniyata ʔayyāmin ḥusūman fatarā l-qawma fīhā ṣarʕā kaʔannahum ʔaʕjāzu naḵlin ḵāwiyatin
      Which He [i.e., Allāh] imposed upon them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so you would see the people therein fallen as if they were hollow trunks of palm trees.
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 89:1-2:
      وَٱلْفَجْرِ وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ
      wal-fajri walayālin ʕašrin
      By the dawn. And [by] ten nights
  2. 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

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

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic لَيْلة (layla).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /laj.la/, /liː.la/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

لَيْلة or لِيلة • (layla or līla) f (plural لَيْلات (laylāt) or لِيلات (līlāt))

  1. a night

Derived terms
  • هاد الليلة (hād el-layla, hād el-līla, “tonight”)
  • ليل (layl, līl, “nighttime”)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic لَيْلَة (layla).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /leː.le/, [ˈleː.le]
  • IPA(key): /leː.la/, [ˈleː.la]
  • Audio (Amman)(file)

Noun

ليلة • (lēle) f (singulative, collective ليل m (lēl), plural ليالي (layāli))

  1. a night, late evening
    Antonym: يوم (yōm)

Derived terms

See also
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