ليث

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ليث

/lajθ/
/leːθ/ Gulf Arabic

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Cognate with Aramaic לֵיתָא (lēṯā), Hebrew לַיִשׁ (láyiš).

noun لَيْث · layṯ · لُيُوث · اللَّيْث

lion 10th century, Al-Mutanabbi إِذَا رَأَيْتَ نُيُوبَ ٱللَّيْثِ بَارِزَةً / فَلَا تَظُنَّنَّ أَنَّ ٱللَّيْثَ يَبْتَسِمُ ʔiḏā raʔayta nuyūba l-layṯi bārizatan / falā taẓunnanna ʔanna l-layṯa yabtasimu
Similar: أَسَد, لَيْث, حَمْزَة, دِرْبَاس, ضِرْغَام, عَنْبَس (ʕanbas), عَبَّاس, غَضَنْفَر, عَرَنْدَس, أُسَامَة, حَيْدَر, قَسْوَرَة

proper noun لَيْث · layṯ · -

a male given name

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ليث},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AB},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}