לילה

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לילה

/ˈlaj.la/ Modern Israeli
[ˈlɔːjlɔː]

Where it comes from

Likely a remnant of the accusative case (used adverbially to mean “at night”) of לַיִל (láyil), from Proto-Semitic *layl-. Cognate with Arabic لَيْل (layl), لَيْلَة (layla), Aramaic לֵילְיָא (lēləyā), Classical Syriac ܠܹܠܝܵܐ (lēlyā).

noun לַיְלָה · láyla · לֵילוֹת · לֵיל־ · form לָיְלָה

countable night (the time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark)
figuratively adversity

Similar: לַיִל

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In English

night period between sunset and sunrise
Leila given name

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {לילה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}