ل • ي • ل

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

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

See نَهَارٌ.

بَنَاتُ اللَّيْلِ Wishes: (T, TA in art. بنى:) and anxieties. (TA ibid.) اِبْنُ اللَّيْلِ The thief, or robber: (T in art. بنى:) and the wayfarer, or traveller. (Er-Rághib in TA in that art.) أَخُو اللَّيْلِ A nightfarer: see a verse cited voce عَدَسَ.

A night-journey, or night's journey. رَأَيْتُ اللَّيْلَةَ فِى مَنَامِى; and كَانَ كَذَا وَكَذَا اللَّيْلَةَ; and مَا أَشْبَهَ اللَّيْلَةَ بِالبَارِحَهْ: see above, p. 183 a.

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