ليل

Root entry · 8 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of 'night' and its temporal aspects. It also extends to descriptions of intense darkness and includes a proper name derived from the concept.

Derived headwords

اللَّيْلnoun

1.
a singular word with a plural meaning, its singular unit is *laylah* like *tamrah* and *tamr*both
a singular word with a plural meaning, its singular unit is *laylah* like *tamrah* and *tamr*

لَيْلَةnoun

1.
night (specific instance)both
A single unit of night, analogous to 'a date' from 'dates'. It is the singular form of 'night'.

لَيَالٍnoun

1.
they added the *yāʾ* to it, which is irregularboth
they added the *yāʾ* to it, which is irregular

أَهَالٍnoun

1.
plural of ahl (irregular)both
plural of ahl (irregular)
2.
a variant form of itboth
a variant form of it

لَيْلَاءadjective

1.
very darkclassical
An adjective used to describe a night that is intensely dark, often used in a tautological construction for emphasis.

لَائِلadjective

1.
darkclassical
An adjective describing darkness, used in a construction similar to 'sha'ir sha'r' (poet's poetry) for emphasis.

مُلَايَلَةnoun

1.
acting by nightclassical
A verbal noun indicating the act of dealing with someone or doing something by night, analogous to 'myawamah' from 'yawm' (day).

لَيْلَىname

1.
Laylaboth
A proper feminine name, often associated with romantic poetry.

Parallel reading

الليل واحد بمعنى جمع، وواحدته ليلة مثل تمرة وتمر.

Night is singular in form but collective in meaning, and its singular is laylah, like tamrah (a date) and tamr (dates).

وقد جمع على ليال فزادوا فيها الياء على غير قياس.

And it has been pluralized as 'layalin', where they added the 'ya' irregularly.

ونظيره أهل وأهال.

And its parallel is 'ahl' (people) and 'ahal'.

ويقال: كان الأصل فيها ليلاة فحذفت، لأن تصغيرها لييلية.

And it is said: its original form was 'laylah', which was shortened, because its diminutive is 'laylaylah'.

وليل أليل: شديد الظلمة.

And 'layl aylal': intensely dark.

والليل مختلط الغياطل أليل

And the night, with its tangled thickets, is intensely dark.

وليلة ليلاء وليل لائل، مثل قولك شعر شاعر في التأكيد.

And a 'laylah laylaa' and a 'layl la'il', like your saying 'sha'ir sha'r' (poet's poetry) for emphasis.

عاملته ملايلة، كما تقول: مياومة من اليوم.

I dealt with him 'mulaayalah', just as you say 'myawamah' from 'al-yawm' (the day).

وليلى: اسم امرأة: والجمع ليال.

And Layla: is the name of a woman, and its plural is 'layalin'.

لم أر في صواحب النعال اللابسات البدن الحوالى شبها لليلى خيرة الليالى

I have not seen among the companions of the sandals, wearing the fine, flowing garments, anyone like Layla, the choicest of nights.

وذكر قوم أن الليل ولد الكروان، والنهار ولد الحبارى.

And some people mentioned that the night gives birth to the stone-curlew, and the day gives birth to the houbara.

وقد جاء ذلك في بعض الاشعار

And this has appeared in some poetry.