לילה
Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)
/ˈlaj.la/
noun
Definitions
- night: period from nightfall to daybreak
- (figuratively) adversity
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Semitic *layl-.
Origin
Proto-Semitic
*layl-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ليل Arabic
- ليلة Arabic
- لَيْل Arabic
- منتصف الليل Arabic
- ה־ Hebrew (modern)
- כָּל Hebrew (modern)
- ליל כל הקדושים Hebrew (modern)
- לילי Hebrew (modern)
- קָדוֹשׁ Hebrew (modern)
- lejl Maltese
- *layl- Proto-Semitic
- ליליא Aramaic
- ليل Moroccan Arabic
- ليل Hijazi Arabic
- 𒆥𒋝 Akkadian
- 𐤋𐤋 Phoenician
- ሌት Amharic
- 𐎍𐎍 Ugaritic
- ሌሊት Ge'ez
- ለይቲ Tigrinya