*layl-: 'night'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Punic	ll; bll (Krahmalkov 256)	Krahmalkov 256	gloss withheld
Arabic	laylat- (Lane 3015)	Lane 3015
Akkadian	lilāt- (liliāt-) CAD L 184; līlu (Kogan 2011, 196)	CAD L 184; Kogan 2011 196	gloss withheld
Tigre	lali (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 60)	Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.2 no. 60
Mandaic Aramaic	lily-
Ugaritic	ll (Kogan 2015, ch. 5 §2.2.1 no. 60)	Kogan 2015 ch. 5 §2.2.1 no. 60
Geez	lelit (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 60)	Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.2 no. 60
Biblical Aramaic	lēly-ā
Modern Arabic	Leb layl
Phoenician	ll
Modern Aramaic	Urm layl-
Hebrew	laylā
Amharic	let (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 60)	Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.2 no. 60
Epigraphic South Arabian	lly (Sabaweb lemma 2056); Qat lyl (Kogan 2011, 196)	Sabaweb lemma 2056; Kogan 2011 196	gloss withheld
Harari	läyl-i, lēl-i
Syrian Aramaic	lely-
Gafat	litä (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 60)	Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.2 no. 60
Aramaic	Pal lēlē
Tigrinya	läyt-i (Kogan 2015, ch. 7 §2.2 no. 60)	Kogan 2015 ch. 7 §2.2 no. 60
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic ll (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 92); llt (Al-Jallad 2026, 88)	Al-Jallad–Jaworska 92; Al-Jallad 2026 88	gloss withheld
Soqotri	ľéľhe (LS 233; SLOnline 7783)	LS 233; SLOnline 7783	gloss withheld
Mehri	līlət (Kogan 2011, 196)	Kogan 2011 196
Amorite	lēl: le-e-lum, li-li-a-nu-um (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 20)	Sanmartín GlOS 2, 20	gloss withheld

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Mehri láylat (in certain contexts only) <Arb?. Soqotri lī́lhe <Arb?.

Updated 22 October 2026