ليت

See also: لیب‎ and ليث‎

Arabic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /laj.ta/
  • (Gulf Arabic) IPA(key): /let/

Particle

لَيْتَ • (layta)

  1. if only, I wish, would (would God) that...; expresses an unattainable wish
    ‏لَيْتَكَ كُنْتَ مَعِي أَمْس!‎‎
    laytaka kunta maʕī ʔams!
    If only you had been with me yesterday!

Usage notes

لَيْتَ‎ (layta) must be followed by a noun or pronoun shifted to the accusative case.

Inflection
    Inflected forms
Base form لَيْتَ (layta)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms		 Singular Dual Plural
Masculine Feminine Common Masculine Feminine
First person لَيْتَنِي‎ (laytanī) لَيْتَنَا‎ (laytanā)
Second person لَيْتَكَ‎ (laytaka) لَيْتَكِ‎ (laytaki) لَيْتَكُمَا‎ (laytakumā) لَيْتَكُمْ‎ (laytakum) لَيْتَكُنَّ‎ (laytakunna)
Third person لَيْتَهُ‎ (laytahu) لَيْتَهَا‎ (laytahā) لَيْتَهُمَا‎ (laytahumā) لَيْتَهُمْ‎ (laytahum) لَيْتَهُنَّ‎ (laytahunna)

Derived terms

See also

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From English light.

Pronunciation

Noun

ليت • (lēt) m (dual ليتين‎ (lētēn), plural ليتات‎ (lētāt))

  1. light
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