"لیلی" meaning in Urdu

See لیلی in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /lɛː.lɑː/ [Standard, Urdu] Forms: لَیلیٰ [canonical], lailā [romanization], लैला [Hindi]
Rhymes: -ɑː Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *laylay- Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā)bor. Classical Persian لَیلیٰ (laylā)bor. Urdu لَیلیٰ (lailā) Borrowed from Classical Persian لَیلیٰ (laylā), from Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā). First attested in c. 1564 as Middle Hindi لیلیٰ (lyly /⁠lailā⁠/). Etymology templates: {{etymon|ur|bor|fa-cls>لَیلیٰ>Layla|id=Layla|title=لَیلیٰ|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *laylay- Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā)bor. Classical Persian لَیلیٰ (laylā)bor. Urdu لَیلیٰ (lailā), {{bor+|ur|fa-cls|لَیلیٰ}} Borrowed from Classical Persian لَیلیٰ (laylā), {{der|ur|ar|لَيْلَى}} Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā), {{etydate|c|1564}} First attested in c. 1564, {{inh|ur|hi-mid|لیلیٰ|ts=lailā}} Middle Hindi لیلیٰ (lyly /⁠lailā⁠/), {{ref|<span class="cited-source">“<span class="Arab ur-Arab" lang="ur">لیلی”, in <cite><i class="Arab ur-Arab mention" lang="ur">اُردُو لُغَت</i> (urdū luġat)</cite> (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017</span></span>.}} Head templates: {{ur-adj|head=لَیلیٰ|ind=1}} لَیلیٰ • (lailā) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling लैला)
  1. dusky, dark (of skin) Tags: indeclinable
    Sense id: en-لیلی-ur-adj-AO403Wiw

Proper name

IPA: /lɛː.lɑː/ [Standard, Urdu] Forms: لَیلیٰ [canonical], lailā [romanization], लैला [Hindi]
Rhymes: -ɑː Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *laylay- Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā)bor. Classical Persian لَیلیٰ (laylā)bor. Urdu لَیلیٰ (lailā) Borrowed from Classical Persian لَیلیٰ (laylā), from Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā). First attested in c. 1564 as Middle Hindi لیلیٰ (lyly /⁠lailā⁠/). Etymology templates: {{etymon|ur|bor|fa-cls>لَیلیٰ>Layla|id=Layla|title=لَیلیٰ|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *laylay- Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā)bor. Classical Persian لَیلیٰ (laylā)bor. Urdu لَیلیٰ (lailā), {{bor+|ur|fa-cls|لَیلیٰ}} Borrowed from Classical Persian لَیلیٰ (laylā), {{der|ur|ar|لَيْلَى}} Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā), {{etydate|c|1564}} First attested in c. 1564, {{inh|ur|hi-mid|لیلیٰ|ts=lailā}} Middle Hindi لیلیٰ (lyly /⁠lailā⁠/), {{ref|<span class="cited-source">“<span class="Arab ur-Arab" lang="ur">لیلی”, in <cite><i class="Arab ur-Arab mention" lang="ur">اُردُو لُغَت</i> (urdū luġat)</cite> (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017</span></span>.}} Head templates: {{ur-prop|g=f|head=لَیلیٰ}} لَیلیٰ • (lailā) f (Hindi spelling लैला)
  1. a female given name, Layla or Laila, equivalent to English Leila Categories (topical): Urdu female given names, Urdu given names
    Sense id: en-لیلی-ur-name-nfvMSFHr Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Urdu entries with etymology trees, Urdu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 19 3 25 24 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 19 2 25 25 15 Disambiguation of Urdu entries with etymology trees: 2 42 41 15 Disambiguation of Urdu entries with incorrect language header: 1 40 40 19
  2. a female given name, Layla or Laila, equivalent to English Leila
    (fiction) Layla al-Aamiriya (the heroine of the romance Layla and Majnun.)
    Categories (topical): Urdu female given names, Urdu given names, Fictional characters
    Sense id: en-لیلی-ur-name-~2D6S2tK Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Urdu entries with etymology trees, Urdu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 19 3 25 24 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 19 2 25 25 15 Disambiguation of Urdu entries with etymology trees: 2 42 41 15 Disambiguation of Urdu entries with incorrect language header: 1 40 40 19 Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing

Noun

IPA: /lɛː.lɑː/ [Standard, Urdu] Forms: لَیلیٰ [canonical], lailā [romanization], लैला [Hindi]
Rhymes: -ɑː Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *laylay- Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā)bor. Classical Persian لَیلیٰ (laylā)bor. Urdu لَیلیٰ (lailā) Borrowed from Classical Persian لَیلیٰ (laylā), from Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā). First attested in c. 1564 as Middle Hindi لیلیٰ (lyly /⁠lailā⁠/). Etymology templates: {{etymon|ur|bor|fa-cls>لَیلیٰ>Layla|id=Layla|title=لَیلیٰ|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *laylay- Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā)bor. Classical Persian لَیلیٰ (laylā)bor. Urdu لَیلیٰ (lailā), {{bor+|ur|fa-cls|لَیلیٰ}} Borrowed from Classical Persian لَیلیٰ (laylā), {{der|ur|ar|لَيْلَى}} Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā), {{etydate|c|1564}} First attested in c. 1564, {{inh|ur|hi-mid|لیلیٰ|ts=lailā}} Middle Hindi لیلیٰ (lyly /⁠lailā⁠/), {{ref|<span class="cited-source">“<span class="Arab ur-Arab" lang="ur">لیلی”, in <cite><i class="Arab ur-Arab mention" lang="ur">اُردُو لُغَت</i> (urdū luġat)</cite> (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017</span></span>.}} Head templates: {{ur-noun|g=f|head=لَیلیٰ}} لَیلیٰ • (lailā) f (Hindi spelling लैला)
  1. Juliet (a woman who is with a great lover.)
    Sense id: en-لیلی-ur-noun-cXHfXwjF Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Urdu entries with etymology trees, Urdu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 19 3 25 24 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 19 2 25 25 15 Disambiguation of Urdu entries with etymology trees: 2 42 41 15 Disambiguation of Urdu entries with incorrect language header: 1 40 40 19
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