לילה לבן
Hebrew
Etymology
Calque of Russian белая ночь (belaja nočʹ, literally “white night”).
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈlajla laˈvan/
Noun
לַיְלָה לָבָן • (láyla laván) m (plural indefinite לילות לבנים)
- A night without much darkness, because the sun doesn't set or barely sets: a white night.
- A night during which a person or group of people does not sleep.
Derived terms
- עָשָׂה לַיְלָה לָבָן (asá láyla laván, “to stay awake all night”)