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ل-ي-ل
night
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Words from this root
3 words in 3 patterns. Each pattern shapes the root's meaning in its own way.
فَعْل لَيْلٌ
night-time
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لَيْلًا at night
فَعْلَة لَيْلَةٌ
a night
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- Plural
- لَيَالٍ
لَيْلَةٌ سَعِيدَةٌ good night; اللَّيْلَةَ tonight
فَعْلِيّ لَيْلِيٌّ
nightly, night-
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- Feminine
- لَيْلِيَّةٌ
How the patterns shape this root
لَيْل is night-time — لَيْلًا, at night — and لَيْلَة, with the unit ة, is one night: لَيْلَةٌ سَعِيدَةٌ, good night; اللَّيْلَةَ, tonight; plural لَيَالٍ. The nisba لَيْلِيّ is nightly, as in a night shift. The root is a small one: night is a thing, not an action, so it has no verbs. Its partner is نَهَار, daytime, and يَوْم is the full day.
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