# \*layl-: 'night'

> Proto-Semitic *layl-, 'night': reflexes in 23 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [L](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/l/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*layl- |
| Meaning | 'night' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 3053 |

## Reflexes

| 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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## Notes

Mehri láylat (in certain contexts only) &lt;Arb?. Soqotri lī́lhe &lt;Arb?.

## Linked from

- [L](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/l/index.md>)

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.