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/
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
- يَوْم (yawm)
Derived terms
- لَيْلَتَئِذٍ (laylataʾiḏin)
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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