Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

by Edward William Lane (1801-1876)

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ليك ليل لين


لَيْلٌ

لَيْلٌ: see نَهَارٌ.

Root: ليل - Entry: لَيْلٌ Signification: A2

بَنَاتُ اللَّيْلِ Wishes: (T, TA in art. بنى:) and anxieties. (TA ibid.)

Root: ليل - Entry: لَيْلٌ Signification: A3

اِبْنُ اللَّيْلِ The thief, or robber: (T in art. بنى:) and the wayfarer, or traveller. (Er-Rághib in TA in that art.)

Root: ليل - Entry: لَيْلٌ Signification: A4

أَخُو اللَّيْلِ A nightfarer: see a verse cited voce عَدَسَ.


لَيْلَةٌ

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

Root: ليل - Entry: لَيْلَةٌ Signification: A2

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


لَيْلَى

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


لَيْلِىٌّ

لَيْلِىٌّ: see نَهِرٌ.


لَيَالٍ

لَيَالٍ is pl. of لَيْلَاةٌ. (TA, voce أَرْضٌ.)


مُلَايَلَةٌ

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


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