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ليل

no verb forms  ·  6 entries  ·  Qur'ānic frequency 92

Derived nouns 6

Nounلَيْلٌ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — night; wishes and anxieties; a thief, or a nightfarergenerated

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See نَهَارٌ.

1.1wishes; and anxieties—بَنَاتُ اللَّيْلِ

Given under بنى.

1.2the thief, or robber—اِبْنُ اللَّيْلِ

Er-Rāghib: the wayfarer, or traveller.

Given under بنى.

1.3a nightfarer—أَخُو اللَّيْلِ

See a verse cited under عَدَسَ.

Qur’ānic occurrences لَيْل 4 shown of 75
84:17
وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ

The Night and its Homing;

89:2
وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ

By the Nights twice five;

89:4
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ

And by the Night when it passeth away;-

93:2
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ

And by the Night when it is still,-

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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: see نَهَارٌ . بَنَاتُ اللَّيْلِ Wishes: (T, TA in art. بنى :) and anxieties. (TA ibid.) اِبْنُ اللَّيْلِ The thief, or robber: (T in art. بنى :) and the wayfarer, or traveller. (Er-Rághib in TA in that art.) أَخُو اللَّيْلِ A nightfarer: see a verse cited voce عَدَسَ .
Nounلَيْلَةٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a night; a night-journeygenerated

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A night-journey, or a night's journey.

1.1

رَأَيْتُ اللَّيْلَةَ فِى مَنَامِى, كَانَ كَذَا وَكَذَا اللَّيْلَةَ, and مَا أَشْبَهَ اللَّيْلَةَ بِالبَارِحَهْ: see above, p. 183 a.

Qur’ānic occurrences لَيْلَة 2 shown of 7
97:2
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ

And what will explain to thee what the night of power is?

97:3
لَيْلَةُ ٱلْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ

The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.

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A night-journey, or night's journey. رَأَيْتُ اللَّيْلَةَ فِى مَنَامِى ; and كَانَ كَذَا وَكَذَا اللَّيْلَةَ ; and مَا أَشْبَهَ اللَّيْلَةَ بِالبَارِحَهْ : see above, p. 183 a.
Nounأُمُّ لَيْلَى1 sense

Core sense — winegenerated

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Wine; لَيْلَى meaning النَّشْوَةُ.

Given under ام.

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Wine: لَيْلَى signifying النَّشْوَةُ . (T in art. ام .)
Nounلَيْلِىٌّ1 sense

Core sense — of, or relating to, the night; nightlygenerated

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See نَهِرٌ.

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: see نَهِرٌ .
Nounلَيَالٍ1 sense

Core sense — nightsgenerated

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Plural of لَيْلَاةٌ.

Given under أَرْضٌ.

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is pl. of لَيْلَاةٌ . (TA, voce أَرْضٌ .)
Nounمُلَايَلَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — dealing, or hiring, by the nightgenerated

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Formed from اللَّيْلُ in the same way as مُياَوَمَةٌ is from اليَوْمُ, and مُشَاهَرَةٌ from الشَّهْرُ, and so on.

Given under ربع.

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from اللَّيْلُ is like مُياَوَمَةٌ from اليَوْمُ , and مُشَاهَرَةٌ from الشَّهْرُ , &c. (TA in art. ربع .)