ليلى
Arabic
Noun
لَيْلَى • (laylā) f (plural لَيَالٍ (layālin), plural construct state لَيَالِي (layālī))
- fragrance of wine
Declension
Declension of noun لَيْلَى (laylā)
| Singular | singular invariable | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | لَيْلَى laylā | اللَّيْلَى al-laylā | لَيْلَى laylā |
| Nominative | لَيْلَى laylā | اللَّيْلَى al-laylā | لَيْلَى laylā |
| Accusative | لَيْلَى laylā | اللَّيْلَى al-laylā | لَيْلَى laylā |
| Genitive | لَيْلَى laylā | اللَّيْلَى al-laylā | لَيْلَى laylā |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | لَيْلَيَيْن laylayayn | اللَّيْلَيَيْن al-laylayayn | لَيْلَيَيْ laylayay |
| Nominative | لَيْلَيَانِ laylayāni | اللَّيْلَيَانِ al-laylayāni | لَيْلَيَا laylayā |
| Accusative | لَيْلَيَيْنِ laylayayni | اللَّيْلَيَيْنِ al-laylayayni | لَيْلَيَيْ laylayay |
| Genitive | لَيْلَيَيْنِ laylayayni | اللَّيْلَيَيْنِ al-laylayayni | لَيْلَيَيْ laylayay |
| Plural | broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | لَيَالِي layālī | اللَّيَالِي al-layālī | لَيَالِي layālī |
| Nominative | لَيَالٍ layālin | اللَّيَالِي al-layālī | لَيَالِي layālī |
| Accusative | لَيَالِيَ layāliya | اللَّيَالِيَ al-layāliya | لَيَالِيَ layāliya |
| Genitive | لَيَالٍ layālin | اللَّيَالِي al-layālī | لَيَالِي layālī |
Derived terms
- أُمّ لَيْلَى (ʾumm laylā, “red wine”)
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ليلى”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Proper noun
لَيْلَى • (laylā) f
- A female given name, Leila, Laila, Layla
Declension
Declension of noun لَيْلَى (laylā)
| Singular | singular invariable | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | لَيْلَى laylā | — |
| Nominative | — | لَيْلَى laylā | — |
| Accusative | — | لَيْلَى laylā | — |
| Genitive | — | لَيْلَى laylā | — |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ليلى”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen