"ليلى" meaning in Arabic

See ليلى in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /laj.laː/
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *laylay- (“night”), which is also the origin of the common nouns لَيْل (layl) and لَيْلَة (layla). Etymology templates: {{etymon|ar|inh|sem-pro>*laylay->night|id=Layla}}, {{der|ar|sem-pro|*laylay-|t=night}} Proto-Semitic *laylay- (“night”) Head templates: {{ar-proper noun|لَيْلَى|f}} لَيْلَى • (laylā) f Inflection templates: {{ar-decl-noun|لَيْلَى|state=ind-def}} Forms: لَيْلَى [canonical], laylā [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], - [indefinite, informal, invariable, singular], لَيْلَى [definite, informal, invariable, singular], - [construct, informal, invariable, singular], - [indefinite, invariable, nominative, singular], لَيْلَى [definite, invariable, nominative, singular], - [construct, invariable, nominative, singular], - [accusative, indefinite, invariable, singular], لَيْلَى [accusative, definite, invariable, singular], - [accusative, construct, invariable, singular], - [genitive, indefinite, invariable, singular], لَيْلَى [definite, genitive, invariable, singular], - [construct, genitive, invariable, singular]
  1. a female given name, Leila, Laila, or Layla
    Sense id: en-ليلى-ar-name-dyIAM3dd Categories (other): Arabic female given names, Arabic given names, Arabic entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs, Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Arabic nouns with broken plural, Arabic nouns with diptote broken plural in -in, Arabic nouns with invariable singular, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Arabic entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs: 69 31 Disambiguation of Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 51 42 7 Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with broken plural: 66 26 8 Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with diptote broken plural in -in: 61 30 9 Disambiguation of Arabic nouns with invariable singular: 61 24 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 23 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 33 5
  2. (poetry) A prototype of a woman in a lovestory, comparable to Juliet or the like.
    Sense id: en-ليلى-ar-name-cKxGeS3Z Categories (other): Poetry, Arabic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 51 42 7 Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: كُلٌّ يُغَنِّي عَلَى لَيْلاهُ (kullun yuḡannī ʕalā laylāhu)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /laj.laː/
Head templates: {{ar-noun|لَيْلَى|f|d=لَيْلَيَان|pl=لَيَالٍ|plcons=لَيَالِي}} لَيْلَى • (laylā) f (dual لَيْلَيَان (laylayān), plural لَيَالٍ (layālin), plural construct state لَيَالِي (layālī)) Inflection templates: {{ar-decl-noun|لَيْلَى|pl=لَيَالٍ}} Forms: لَيْلَى [canonical], laylā [romanization], لَيْلَيَان [dual], لَيَالٍ [plural], لَيَالِي [construct, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], لَيْلَى [indefinite, informal, invariable, singular], اللَّيْلَى [definite, informal, invariable, singular], لَيْلَى [construct, informal, invariable, singular], لَيْلَى [indefinite, invariable, nominative, singular], اللَّيْلَى [definite, invariable, nominative, singular], لَيْلَى [construct, invariable, nominative, singular], لَيْلَى [accusative, indefinite, invariable, singular], اللَّيْلَى [accusative, definite, invariable, singular], لَيْلَى [accusative, construct, invariable, singular], لَيْلَى [genitive, indefinite, invariable, singular], اللَّيْلَى [definite, genitive, invariable, singular], لَيْلَى [construct, genitive, invariable, singular], لَيْلَيَيْن [dual, indefinite, informal, invariable, singular], اللَّيْلَيَيْن [definite, dual, informal, invariable, singular], لَيْلَيَيْ [construct, dual, informal, invariable, singular], لَيْلَيَانِ [dual, indefinite, invariable, nominative, singular], اللَّيْلَيَانِ [definite, dual, invariable, nominative, singular], لَيْلَيَا [construct, dual, invariable, nominative, singular], لَيْلَيَيْنِ [accusative, dual, indefinite, invariable, singular], اللَّيْلَيَيْنِ [accusative, definite, dual, invariable, singular], لَيْلَيَيْ [accusative, construct, dual, invariable, singular], لَيْلَيَيْنِ [dual, genitive, indefinite, invariable, singular], اللَّيْلَيَيْنِ [definite, dual, genitive, invariable, singular], لَيْلَيَيْ [construct, dual, genitive, invariable, singular], لَيَالِي [ar-infl-in, broken-form, diptote, indefinite, informal, plural], اللَّيَالِي [ar-infl-in, broken-form, definite, diptote, informal, plural], لَيَالِي [ar-infl-in, broken-form, construct, diptote, informal, plural], لَيَالٍ [ar-infl-in, broken-form, diptote, indefinite, nominative, plural], اللَّيَالِي [ar-infl-in, broken-form, definite, diptote, nominative, plural], لَيَالِي [ar-infl-in, broken-form, construct, diptote, nominative, plural], لَيَالِيَ [accusative, ar-infl-in, broken-form, diptote, indefinite, plural], اللَّيَالِيَ [accusative, ar-infl-in, broken-form, definite, diptote, plural], لَيَالِيَ [accusative, ar-infl-in, broken-form, construct, diptote, plural], لَيَالٍ [ar-infl-in, broken-form, diptote, genitive, indefinite, plural], اللَّيَالِي [ar-infl-in, broken-form, definite, diptote, genitive, plural], لَيَالِي [ar-infl-in, broken-form, construct, diptote, genitive, plural]
  1. ecstasy of wine Derived forms: أُمّ لَيْلَى (ʔumm laylā) (english: red wine)
    Sense id: en-ليلى-ar-noun-fben7U5~ Categories (other): Wine Disambiguation of Wine: 8 18 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "kullun yuḡannī ʕalā laylāhu",
      "word": "كُلٌّ يُغَنِّي عَلَى لَيْلاهُ"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "az",
            "2": "Ləyla",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Azerbaijani: Ləyla",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Azerbaijani: Ləyla"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ba",
            "2": "Ләйлә",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bashkir: Ләйлә (Ləylə)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bashkir: Ләйлә (Ləylə)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fa",
            "2": "لیلی",
            "3": "لیلا",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Persian: لیلی, لیلا",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Persian: لیلی, لیلا"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kk",
            "2": "Лейла",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kazakh: Лейла (Leila)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kazakh: Лейла (Leila)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tr",
            "2": "Leyla",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Turkish: Leyla",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Turkish: Leyla"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "nominative",
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        "construct",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
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        "invariable",
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    },
    {
      "form": "-",
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        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "genitive",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "construct",
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        "1": "لَيْلَى",
        "2": "f"
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      "name": "ar-proper noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang": "Arabic",
  "lang_code": "ar",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Arabic female given names",
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          "_dis": "69 31",
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          "_dis": "51 42 7",
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          "_dis": "70 23 8",
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        "a female given name, Leila, Laila, or Layla"
      ],
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          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "Leila",
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        ],
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          "Laila",
          "Laila#English"
        ],
        [
          "Layla",
          "Layla#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 42 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Arabic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A prototype of a woman in a lovestory, comparable to Juliet or the like."
      ],
      "id": "en-ليلى-ar-name-cKxGeS3Z",
      "links": [
        [
          "poetry",
          "poetry"
        ],
        [
          "Juliet",
          "Juliet#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetry) A prototype of a woman in a lovestory, comparable to Juliet or the like."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "communications",
        "journalism",
        "literature",
        "media",
        "poetry",
        "publishing",
        "writing"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/laj.laː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ليلى"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "لَيْلَى",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laylā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيْلَيَان",
      "roman": "laylayān",
      "tags": [
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيَالٍ",
      "roman": "layālin",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيَالِي",
      "roman": "layālī",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "لَيْلَى",
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      "tags": [
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        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "اللَّيْلَى",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "informal",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيْلَى",
      "roman": "laylā",
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        "invariable",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "لَيْلَى",
      "roman": "laylā",
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        "invariable",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "اللَّيْلَى",
      "roman": "al-laylā",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيْلَى",
      "roman": "laylā",
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      "tags": [
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        "invariable",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "roman": "laylā",
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        "invariable",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "اللَّيْلَى",
      "roman": "al-laylā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيْلَى",
      "roman": "laylā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "construct",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيْلَى",
      "roman": "laylā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "اللَّيْلَى",
      "roman": "al-laylā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيْلَى",
      "roman": "laylā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "genitive",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيْلَيَيْن",
      "roman": "laylayayn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "indefinite",
        "informal",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "اللَّيْلَيَيْن",
      "roman": "al-laylayayn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "dual",
        "informal",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيْلَيَيْ",
      "roman": "laylayay",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "dual",
        "informal",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيْلَيَانِ",
      "roman": "laylayāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "indefinite",
        "invariable",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "اللَّيْلَيَانِ",
      "roman": "al-laylayāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "dual",
        "invariable",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيْلَيَا",
      "roman": "laylayā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "dual",
        "invariable",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيْلَيَيْنِ",
      "roman": "laylayayni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual",
        "indefinite",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "اللَّيْلَيَيْنِ",
      "roman": "al-laylayayni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "dual",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيْلَيَيْ",
      "roman": "laylayay",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "construct",
        "dual",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيْلَيَيْنِ",
      "roman": "laylayayni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "اللَّيْلَيَيْنِ",
      "roman": "al-laylayayni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "dual",
        "genitive",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيْلَيَيْ",
      "roman": "laylayay",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "dual",
        "genitive",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيَالِي",
      "roman": "layālī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ar-infl-in",
        "broken-form",
        "diptote",
        "indefinite",
        "informal",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "اللَّيَالِي",
      "roman": "al-layālī",
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        "diptote",
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      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "broken-form",
        "construct",
        "diptote",
        "informal",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "roman": "layālin",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "broken-form",
        "definite",
        "diptote",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "roman": "layālī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ar-infl-in",
        "broken-form",
        "construct",
        "diptote",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيَالِيَ",
      "roman": "layāliya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "ar-infl-in",
        "broken-form",
        "diptote",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "اللَّيَالِيَ",
      "roman": "al-layāliya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "ar-infl-in",
        "broken-form",
        "definite",
        "diptote",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيَالِيَ",
      "roman": "layāliya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "ar-infl-in",
        "broken-form",
        "construct",
        "diptote",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيَالٍ",
      "roman": "layālin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ar-infl-in",
        "broken-form",
        "diptote",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "اللَّيَالِي",
      "roman": "al-layālī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ar-infl-in",
        "broken-form",
        "definite",
        "diptote",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيَالِي",
      "roman": "layālī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ar-infl-in",
        "broken-form",
        "construct",
        "diptote",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "لَيْلَى",
        "2": "f",
        "d": "لَيْلَيَان",
        "pl": "لَيَالٍ",
        "plcons": "لَيَالِي"
      },
      "expansion": "لَيْلَى • (laylā) f (dual لَيْلَيَان (laylayān), plural لَيَالٍ (layālin), plural construct state لَيَالِي (layālī))",
      "name": "ar-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "لَيْلَى",
        "pl": "لَيَالٍ"
      },
      "name": "ar-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Arabic",
  "lang_code": "ar",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "8 18 74",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ar",
          "name": "Wine",
          "orig": "ar:Wine",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "red wine",
          "roman": "ʔumm laylā",
          "word": "أُمّ لَيْلَى"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ecstasy of wine"
      ],
      "id": "en-ليلى-ar-noun-fben7U5~",
      "links": [
        [
          "ecstasy",
          "ecstasy"
        ],
        [
          "wine",
          "wine"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/laj.laː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ليلى"
}
{
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    "Arabic definite nouns",
    "Arabic entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs",
    "Arabic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Arabic feminine nouns",
    "Arabic lemmas",
    "Arabic nouns",
    "Arabic nouns with broken plural",
    "Arabic nouns with diptote broken plural in -in",
    "Arabic nouns with invariable singular",
    "Arabic proper nouns",
    "Arabic terms derived from Proto-Semitic",
    "Arabic terms inherited from Proto-Semitic",
    "Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ar:Wine"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "kullun yuḡannī ʕalā laylāhu",
      "word": "كُلٌّ يُغَنِّي عَلَى لَيْلاهُ"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "args": {
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Azerbaijani: Ləyla",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Azerbaijani: Ləyla"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ba",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bashkir: Ләйлә (Ləylə)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
    {
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        {
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            "2": "لیلی",
            "3": "لیلا",
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Persian: لیلی, لیلا"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kk",
            "2": "Лейла",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kazakh: Лейла (Leila)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kazakh: Лейла (Leila)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tr",
            "2": "Leyla",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Turkish: Leyla",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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      "form": "laylā",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ar-decl-noun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "informal",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيْلَى",
      "roman": "laylā",
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        "definite",
        "informal",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "informal",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "invariable",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيْلَى",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "invariable",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "invariable",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيْلَى",
      "roman": "laylā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "construct",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيْلَى",
      "roman": "laylā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "genitive",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
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        "2": "f"
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    }
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        "state": "ind-def"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ar",
  "pos": "name",
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        "Arabic given names"
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      ],
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        [
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          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "Leila",
          "Leila#English"
        ],
        [
          "Laila",
          "Laila#English"
        ],
        [
          "Layla",
          "Layla#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "poetry"
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          "Juliet#English"
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        "journalism",
        "literature",
        "media",
        "poetry",
        "publishing",
        "writing"
      ]
    }
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    }
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}

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    "Arabic feminine nouns",
    "Arabic lemmas",
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    "Arabic nouns with broken plural",
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    "Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
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  ],
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      "roman": "ʔumm laylā",
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    }
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        "invariable",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "اللَّيْلَى",
      "roman": "al-laylā",
      "source": "declension",
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        "invariable",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "لَيْلَى",
      "roman": "laylā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "informal",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "roman": "laylā",
      "source": "declension",
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        "invariable",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "اللَّيْلَى",
      "roman": "al-laylā",
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        "invariable",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيْلَى",
      "roman": "laylā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "invariable",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "لَيْلَى",
      "roman": "laylā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "اللَّيْلَى",
      "roman": "al-laylā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيْلَى",
      "roman": "laylā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "construct",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيْلَى",
      "roman": "laylā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "اللَّيْلَى",
      "roman": "al-laylā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيْلَى",
      "roman": "laylā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "genitive",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيْلَيَيْن",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "indefinite",
        "informal",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "اللَّيْلَيَيْن",
      "roman": "al-laylayayn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "dual",
        "informal",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيْلَيَيْ",
      "roman": "laylayay",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "dual",
        "informal",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيْلَيَانِ",
      "roman": "laylayāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "indefinite",
        "invariable",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dual",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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        "dual",
        "indefinite",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "dual",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
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        "construct",
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        "singular"
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    {
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      "tags": [
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "invariable",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "roman": "al-laylayayni",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dual",
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        "invariable",
        "singular"
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "لَيَالِي",
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        "broken-form",
        "diptote",
        "indefinite",
        "informal",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "اللَّيَالِي",
      "roman": "al-layālī",
      "source": "declension",
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        "diptote",
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    {
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    {
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        "ar-infl-in",
        "broken-form",
        "diptote",
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "اللَّيَالِي",
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        "definite",
        "diptote",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "broken-form",
        "construct",
        "diptote",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيَالِيَ",
      "roman": "layāliya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "ar-infl-in",
        "broken-form",
        "diptote",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "اللَّيَالِيَ",
      "roman": "al-layāliya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "ar-infl-in",
        "broken-form",
        "definite",
        "diptote",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيَالِيَ",
      "roman": "layāliya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "ar-infl-in",
        "broken-form",
        "construct",
        "diptote",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيَالٍ",
      "roman": "layālin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ar-infl-in",
        "broken-form",
        "diptote",
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "اللَّيَالِي",
      "roman": "al-layālī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ar-infl-in",
        "broken-form",
        "definite",
        "diptote",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "لَيَالِي",
      "roman": "layālī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ar-infl-in",
        "broken-form",
        "construct",
        "diptote",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "لَيْلَى",
        "2": "f",
        "d": "لَيْلَيَان",
        "pl": "لَيَالٍ",
        "plcons": "لَيَالِي"
      },
      "expansion": "لَيْلَى • (laylā) f (dual لَيْلَيَان (laylayān), plural لَيَالٍ (layālin), plural construct state لَيَالِي (layālī))",
      "name": "ar-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "لَيْلَى",
        "pl": "لَيَالٍ"
      },
      "name": "ar-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Arabic",
  "lang_code": "ar",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ecstasy of wine"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ecstasy",
          "ecstasy"
        ],
        [
          "wine",
          "wine"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/laj.laː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ليلى"
}

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