ליל

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *layl- (“night”). Cognate with Arabic لَيْل (layl, “nighttime”).

Noun

לַיִל • (láyil) m (plural indefinite לֵילוֹת, singular construct לֵיל־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. (literary) night
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Noun

לֵיל • (leil)

  1. singular construct state form of לַיְלָה (láyla)‎
  2. singular construct state form of לַיִל (láyil)‎

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Lille.

Proper noun

לִיל • (lil) m

  1. Lille (the capital city of the Nord department, France; capital city of the region of Hauts-de-France)
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