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midnight in Arabic

مُنْتَصَف لَيْل muntaṣaf layl

/ˈmɪd(ˌ)naɪt/UK[ˈmɪd̚naɪt]

midnight in Arabic: مُنْتَصَف لَيْل (muntaṣaf layl), مُنْتَصَف اللَّيْل (muntaṣaf al-layl), مُنْتَصَف اَللَّيْل (muntaṣaf al-layl). In English, midnight means the middle of the night: the sixth temporal hour, equidistant between sunset and sunrise.

Arabic words for midnight

middle of the night
مُنْتَصَف لَيْل muntaṣaf layl, مُنْتَصَف اللَّيْل muntaṣaf al-layl
12 o'clock at night exactly — see also twelve o'clock
مُنْتَصَف اَللَّيْل muntaṣaf al-layl

English meaning of midnight

  1. noun The middle of the night: the sixth temporal hour, equidistant between sunset and sunrise.
  2. noun Twelve o'clock at night exactly.
  3. noun Synonym of boxcars (“a pair of sixes”).
  4. adjective Utterly dark or black.

Full definition of midnight

midnight in a sentence

  • Thanks to its sonar, the narwhal can remain active even at midnight, unhindered by the darkness.

Synonyms of midnight

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Questions about midnight in Arabic

What is the meaning of midnight in Arabic?
Midnight in Arabic is مُنْتَصَف لَيْل (muntaṣaf layl), مُنْتَصَف اللَّيْل (muntaṣaf al-layl), مُنْتَصَف اَللَّيْل (muntaṣaf al-layl).
ما معنى كلمة midnight؟
Midnight: مُنْتَصَف لَيْل (muntaṣaf layl), مُنْتَصَف اللَّيْل (muntaṣaf al-layl), مُنْتَصَف اَللَّيْل (muntaṣaf al-layl).
What does midnight mean in English?
Midnight means the middle of the night: the sixth temporal hour, equidistant between sunset and sunrise.

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