ליליא

Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *layl-.

Noun

לֵילְיָא • (lēləyām (plural לֵילָוָתָא)

  1. night
    • c. 1001, Targum Onkelos, B'reishit 1:5:
      וּקְרָא יְיָ לִנְהוֹרָא יְמָמָא וְלַחֲשׁוֹכָא קְרָא לֵילְיָא וַהֲוָה רְמַשׁ וַהֲוָה צְפַר יוֹמָא חָד:
      uqərā yəyā linəhorā yəmāmā wəlaḥăšoḵā qərā lēləyā wahăwā rəmaš wahăwā ṣəp̄ar yomā ḥaḏ.
      Elohim called the light day, and the darkness He called night. It became evening and it became morning, one day.

Antonyms

References

  • lyly”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–