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ليلة

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of night, encompassing its duration, specific types of nights, and associated phenomena. It can also extend to metaphorical uses of night, such as darkness or a period of time.

Derived headwords

لَيْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    nightboth

    The period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

  2. 2.
    nighttimeboth

    The time of day that is night.

لَيْلnoun
  1. 1.
    nightboth

    The period of darkness between sunset and sunrise, often used more generally than 'laylah'.

  2. 2.
    darknessclassical

    Absence of light.

لَيْلَة صِيَاحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    bright nightclassical

    A night that is exceptionally bright, often due to moonlight or stars.

صِيَاحَةadjective
  1. 1.
    brightclassical

    Shining brightly, luminous.

Parallel reading

ليلة صياجة: مضيئة.
A bright night: luminous.