ليلى

See also: ليلي and لیلی

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laj.laː/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *laylay- (“night”), which is also the origin of the common nouns لَيْل (layl) and لَيْلَة (layla).

Proper noun

لَيْلَى • (laylā) f

1. a female given name, Leila, Laila, or Layla
2. (poetry) A prototype of a woman in a lovestory, comparable to Juliet or the like.

Declension

Declension of noun لَيْلَى (laylā)

Singular	singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	لَيْلَى laylā	—
Nominative	—	لَيْلَى laylā	—
Accusative	—	لَيْلَى laylā	—
Genitive	—	لَيْلَى laylā	—

Derived terms

• كُلٌّ يُغَنِّي عَلَى لَيْلاهُ (kullun yuḡannī ʕalā laylāhu)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: Ləyla
• → Bashkir: Ләйлә (Ləylə)
• → Persian: لیلی, لیلا
• → Kazakh: Лейла (Leila)
• → Turkish: Leyla

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

لَيْلَى • (laylā) f (dual لَيْلَيَان (laylayān), plural لَيَالٍ (layālin), plural construct state لَيَالِي (layālī))

1. ecstasy 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 (ʔumm laylā, “red wine”)