English
Laylatul Qadr
Laylatul Qadr comes from Arabic لَيْلَة ‘night’, and goes back to Proto-Semitic *laylay-.
- Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*laylay-‘night’reconstructed
- Arabicc. 500–presentلَيْلَةlayla‘night’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentلَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرlaylatu l-qadr
- EnglishtodayLaylatul Qadr
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Semiticc. 4000–3000 BCE*laylay-‘night’reconstructed
- Arabicc. 500–presentلَيْلَةlayla‘night’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentلَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرlaylatu l-qadr
- EnglishtodayLaylatul Qadr
Every English word from Proto-Semitic *laylay-
Today it means
name A night during Ramadan that commemorates the initial revelation of the Qur'an, usually on the 27th of Ramadan.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Semitic *laylay- / Laylatul Qadr