ليل (Arabic)

Where does "ليل" come from?

The Arabic noun 'ليل' meaning 'nighttime, night' traces its history back through the root 'ل ي ل'[1]. This term is inherited from the Proto-Semitic form '*layl-'[1].

Open questions

• The Proto-Semitic form '*layl-' is a linguistic reconstruction. [1]

Full etymology tree

• ليل (layl) (Arabic), 'nighttime, night'
  • inherited *laylay- (Proto-Semitic), 'night'

Ancestors

• *laylay- (Proto-Semitic)

Sources

1. ليل (layl) (Arabic) - Wiktionary

Updated October 2026

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