ليل
Algerian Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic لَيْل (layl), from Proto-Semitic *laylay- (“night”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liːl/
Noun
ليل (līl) m (plural ليالي (lyāli))
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ل ي ل (l y l). From Proto-Semitic *layl-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lajl/
Audio: (file)
Noun
لَيْل • (layl) m (usually uncountable)
- nighttime, night
- Antonym: نَهَار (nahār)
- (countable, obsolete) chick of a bustard (حُبَارَى (ḥubārā)) and/or curlew (كَرَوَان (karawān))
- (countable, obsolete) bustard hen; bustard in general
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | لَيْل layl |
اللَّيْل al-layl |
لَيْل layl |
| nominative | لَيْلٌ laylun |
اللَّيْلُ al-laylu |
لَيْلُ laylu |
| accusative | لَيْلًا laylan |
اللَّيْلَ al-layla |
لَيْلَ layla |
| genitive | لَيْلٍ laylin |
اللَّيْلِ al-layli |
لَيْلِ layli |
Derived terms
- لَيْلَ نَهَارَ (layla nahāra)
Related terms
- لَيْلَة (layla)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “ليل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Egyptian Arabic
Etymology 1
Noun
ليل • (lēl) m (collective, singulative ليلة f (lēla), plural ليالي (layāli))
- nighttime, night
- الدنيا بقت ليل ― id-dinya baʕit lēl ― Night came (literally, “it became night”)
- الليلة دي ― il-lēla di ― tonight (literally, “this night”)
Etymology 2
Denominalization of ليل (lēl, “nighttime”).
Verb
ليّل • (layyil) II (active participle مليل (milayyil))
- (impersonal) to become night
- الدنيا ليّلت ― id-dinya layyilit ― Night came
Conjugation
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
| past | m | ليّلت (layyilt) | ليّلت (layyilt) | ليّل (layyil) | ليّلنا (layyilna) | ليّلتوا (layyiltu) | ليّلوا (layyilu) | |
| f | ليّلتي (layyilti) | ليّلت (layyilit) | ||||||
| present subjunctive | m | اليّل (alayyil) | تليّل (tilayyil) | يليّل (yilayyil) | نليّل (nilayyil) | تليّلوا (tilayyilu) | يليّلوا (yilayyilu) | |
| f | تليّلي (tilayyili) | تليّل (tilayyil) | ||||||
| present indicative | m | بليّل (balayyil) | بتليّل (bitlayyil) | بيليّل (biylayyil) | بنليّل (binlayyil) | بتليّلوا (bitlayyilu) | بيليّلوا (biylayyilu) | |
| f | بتليّلي (bitlayyili) | بتليّل (bitlayyil) | ||||||
| future1 | m | هليّل (halayyil) | هتليّل (hatlayyil) | هيليّل (haylayyil) | هنليّل (hanlayyil) | هتليّلوا (hatlayyilu) | هيليّلوا (haylayyilu) | |
| f | هتليّلي (hatlayyili) | هتليّل (hatlayyil) | ||||||
| imperative | m | ليّل (layyil) | ليّلوا (layyilu) | |||||
| f | ليّلي (layyili) | |||||||
See also
- بالليل (billēl, “at night”)
- الليلادي (illilādi, “tonight”)
- نهار (nahār, “daytime”)
- يوم (yōm, “day”)
- صبح (ṣubḥ, “morning”)
Hijazi Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ل ي ل |
| 1 term |
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleːl/, [ˈle̞ːl]
Noun
ليل • (lēl) m (collective, singulative ليلة f (lēla), plural ليالي (layāli))
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈliːl/
Proper noun
ليل • (līl) f
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lajl/, /liːl/
Audio: (file)
Noun
لَيْل or لِيل • (layl or līl) m (plural ليالي (lyāli))
Derived terms
- ليل ونهار (layl u nhār, līl u nhar, “all day long”)
Related terms
- ليلة (layla, līla)
Etymology 2
From Arabic لِ (li). The final -l may be due to backformation from the personal forms, themselves derived by reduplication. Compare Maltese lil (“to, with”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liːl/
Preposition
ليل • (līl)
Inflection
| base form | ليل (līl) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal-pronoun including forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| m | f | ||
| 1st person | ليلي (līli) | ليلنا (līlna) | |
| 2nd person | ليلك (līlek) | ليلك (līlki) | ليلكم (līlkum) |
| 3rd person | ليله (līlu) | ليلها (līlha) | ليلهم (līlhum) |
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /leːl/, [leːl]
Audio (Amman): (file)
Noun
ليل • (lēl) m (collective, singulative ليلة f (lēle), plural ليالي (layāli))