laylī

evening, nightly, nocturnal

لَيْلِيّ

Word

Adjective · pattern فَعْلِيّ

Root

ل ي ل

In the library

وجعلْتُ أستَقْري صوْبَ الصّوتِ اللّيْليّ.

The Maqamat of al-Hariri, page 10 →

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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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