Leila
English
Etymology
From Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā). Taken into English usage through nineteenth-century literature.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈliːlə/, IPA(key): /ˈlaɪlə/
- Rhymes: -iːlə, Rhymes: -aɪlə
Proper noun
Leila
- A female given name.
- 1813 George Gordon Byron, The Giaour:
- Oh! who young Leila's glance could read / And keep that portion of his creed, / Which saith that woman is but dust
- 1919, John Galsworthy, Saint's Progress, Echo Library 2006, →ISBN, page 104:
- "Leila!" she said enigmatically. "Have you seen her?"
- "I went to her flat last week with Dad - he likes her."
- "Delilah is her real name, you know. All men like her. And Captain Fort is her lover."
- 1813 George Gordon Byron, The Giaour:
Translations
given name
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Related terms
- Laila
- Layla
- Lela
Anagrams
- Allie, ileal
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈleilɑ]
- Hyphenation: Lei‧la
Proper noun
Leila
- A female given name of Arabic origin.
Declension
| Inflection of Leila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Leila | Leilat | |
| genitive | Leilan | Leilojen | |
| partitive | Leilaa | Leiloja | |
| illative | Leilaan | Leiloihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Leila | Leilat | |
| accusative | nom. | Leila | Leilat |
| gen. | Leilan | ||
| genitive | Leilan | Leilojen Leilainrare | |
| partitive | Leilaa | Leiloja | |
| inessive | Leilassa | Leiloissa | |
| elative | Leilasta | Leiloista | |
| illative | Leilaan | Leiloihin | |
| adessive | Leilalla | Leiloilla | |
| ablative | Leilalta | Leiloilta | |
| allative | Leilalle | Leiloille | |
| essive | Leilana | Leiloina | |
| translative | Leilaksi | Leiloiksi | |
| instructive | — | Leiloin | |
| abessive | Leilatta | Leiloitta | |
| comitative | — | Leiloineen | |
See also
- Laila
Anagrams
- aille
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛj.la/
Proper noun
Leila
- A female given name of Arabic origin.
Anagrams
- aille, aillé, allie, allié
Hungarian
Alternative forms
- Lejla
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlɛjlɒ]
- Hyphenation: Lei‧la
Proper noun
Leila
- A female given name.
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Leila | Leilák |
| accusative | Leilát | Leilákat |
| dative | Leilának | Leiláknak |
| instrumental | Leilával | Leilákkal |
| causal-final | Leiláért | Leilákért |
| translative | Leilává | Leilákká |
| terminative | Leiláig | Leilákig |
| essive-formal | Leilaként | Leilákként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Leilában | Leilákban |
| superessive | Leilán | Leilákon |
| adessive | Leilánál | Leiláknál |
| illative | Leilába | Leilákba |
| sublative | Leilára | Leilákra |
| allative | Leilához | Leilákhoz |
| elative | Leilából | Leilákból |
| delative | Leiláról | Leilákról |
| ablative | Leilától | Leiláktól |
| Possessive forms of Leila | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Leilám | Leiláim |
| 2nd person sing. | Leilád | Leiláid |
| 3rd person sing. | Leilája | Leilái |
| 1st person plural | Leilánk | Leiláink |
| 2nd person plural | Leilátok | Leiláitok |
| 3rd person plural | Leilájuk | Leiláik |