Arabic for night

layla
ﻟَﻴﻠَﺔ
night – feminine singular

The Arabic word for night is pronounced layla and written ﻟَﻴﻠَﺔ.

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Part of speech: noun.

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The letters of night

ﻟَﻴﻠَﺔ
ﻟـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻠـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻟـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻠـ
ـﺔ
 
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ﻳـ
ـﻴـ
ـﻲ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ـﺔ
 
lam
l
ya
y
lam
l
ta marbuta
 
 
The Arabic word for night consists of: The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ﻟـ ) and pronounced l. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter ya that is written ﻱ ( here ـﻴـ ) and pronounced y. The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻠـ ) and pronounced l. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter ta marbuta that is written ﺓ ( here ـﺔ ) and pronounced . Therefore, the word is writen ﻟَﻴﻠَﺔ and pronounced layla.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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