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Leila

/ˈleɪlə/

Leila proper noun: a female given name from Arabic.

Proper noun

Leila (plural Leilas)

  1. A female given name from Arabic.
    • Oh! who young Leila’s glance could read / And keep that portion of his creed / Which saith, that woman is but dust, / A soulless toy for tyrant's lust?1813, Lord Byron, The Giaour, a Fragment of a Turkish Tale, London: […] T[homas] Davison, […], for John Murray, […], →OCLC, page 12
    • "Leila!" she said enigmatically. "Have you seen her?" / "I went to her flat last week with Dad—he likes her." / "Delilah is her real name, you know. All men like her. And Captain Fort is her lover."1919 October, John Galsworthy, chapter I, in Saint’s Progress, London: William Heinemann, published December 1919, →OCLC, part III, 1 §, page 220

Leila meaning in Hindi, Urdu and Arabic

Leila in Hindi

given name
लैला lailā

Leila in Urdu

given name
لیلٰی lailá, لیلیٰ lailá

Leila in Arabic

given name
لَيْلَى laylā

Forms of Leila

pluralLeilas
alternative formLeyla
alternative formLeilah
alternative formLeylah
alternative formLaila
alternative formLayla
alternative formLailah
alternative formLaylah
alternative formLela
alternative formLelah

Origin of Leila

From Arabic لَيْلَى (laylā). Taken into English usage through nineteenth-century literature.

Words that rhyme with Leila

Questions about Leila

What does Leila mean?
Leila means a female given name from Arabic.
What is Leila in Hindi?
Leila in Hindi is लैला (lailā). See Leila meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Leila?
Leila is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Leila?
Leila is pronounced /ˈleɪlə/.

Words near Leila in the dictionary

  1. Leiker
  2. Leikers
  3. Leikin
  4. Leikoipung
  5. leil shimurim
  6. Leila
  7. Leilah
  8. Leilani
  9. Leimajam
  10. Leimalel
  11. Leimalen

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