ليلة

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ليلة

/laj.la/

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *laylay-. 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).

noun لَيْلَة · layla · laylāt · لَيَالِي · اللَّيْلَة

a night فِي لَيَالٍ كَتَمَتْ سِرَّ ٱلْهَوَى
Opposite: يَوْم
soiree

In English

night period between sunset and sunrise

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ليلة},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}