layla

night, evening

لَيْلَة

Word

Noun · pattern فَعْلَة

Root

ل ي ل

Forms

Plurals: لَيالِي، لَيال

In the library

وَإِذْ وَاعَدْنَا مُوسَىٰ أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً ثُمَّ اتَّخَذْتُمُ الْعِجْلَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ وَأَنْتُمْ ظَالِمُونَ

The Qurʾān, page 8 →

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 6 entries

لَيْلٌ Wishes

: see نَهَارٌ. ― -b2- بَنَاتُ اللَّيْلِ Wishes: (T, TA in art. بنى:) and anxieties. (TA ibid.) ― -b3- اِبْنُ اللَّيْلِ The thief, or robber: (T in art. بنى:) and the wayfarer, or traveller. (Er-Rághib in TA in that art.) ― -b4- أَخُو اللَّيْلِ A nightfarer: see a verse cited voce عَدَسَ.
لَيْلَةٌ A night-journey, or night's journey

A night-journey, or night's journey. ― -b2- رَأَيْتُ اللَّيْلَةَ فِى مَنَامِى; and كَانَ كَذَا وَكَذَا اللَّيْلَةَ; and مَا أَشْبَهَ اللَّيْلَةَ بِالبَارِحَهْ: see above, p. 183 a.
أُمُّ لَيْلَى Wine

Wine: لَيْلَى signifying النَّشْوَةُ. (T in art. ام.)
لَيْلِىٌّ Open entry

: see نَهِرٌ.
لَيَالٍ Open entry

is pl. of لَيْلَاةٌ. (TA, voce أَرْضٌ.)
مُلَايَلَةٌ Open entry

from اللَّيْلُ is like مُياَوَمَةٌ from اليَوْمُ, and مُشَاهَرَةٌ from الشَّهْرُ, &c. (TA in art. ربع.)

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