May 13, 2023 10:54
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Arabic term
كانت ليلة ليلاء
Arabic to English
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Poetry & Literature
Hi everyone,
This is from a Libyan text. After looking it up, it says it was a 'dark' night. Can it also mean it was a difficult/hard night?
Thanks!
This is from a Libyan text. After looking it up, it says it was a 'dark' night. Can it also mean it was a difficult/hard night?
Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | dark | difficult |
Saleh Dardeer
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| 4 | It was a long pitch black night |
Lamine Boukabour
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| 3 | It was a night not like any other night |
Alber Younan
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Proposed translations
7 mins
Saleh Dardeer
Native in Arabic
Works in field
High quality comes first!
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, Arabic, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
74
Selected
dark | difficult
وَلَيْلٌ (أَلْيَلُ) شَدِيدُ الظُّلْمَةِ وَلَيْلَةٌ (لَيْلَاءُ)
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وَرُبَّمَا عَبَّرُوا عَنِ الشِّدَّةِ بِالْيَوْمِ، يُقَالُ: يَوْمٌ (أَيْوَمُ) كَمَا يُقَالُ: لَيْلَةٌ لَيْلَاءُ.
من كتاب مختار الصحاح
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وَرُبَّمَا عَبَّرُوا عَنِ الشِّدَّةِ بِالْيَوْمِ، يُقَالُ: يَوْمٌ (أَيْوَمُ) كَمَا يُقَالُ: لَيْلَةٌ لَيْلَاءُ.
من كتاب مختار الصحاح
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7 mins
Lamine Boukabour
Algeria
Algeria
Native in Arabic
Algeria
Every Word Matters
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Standard-Arabian (MSA), Algerian) 
Works in: English to Arabic
Related KudoZ points
:
94
It was a long pitch black night
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Note added at 9 mins (2023-05-13 11:04:25 GMT)
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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitch-dark
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pitch-bl...
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Note added at 11 mins (2023-05-13 11:06:17 GMT)
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Or: Inky black
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Note added at 9 mins (2023-05-13 11:04:25 GMT)
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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitch-dark
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pitch-bl...
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Note added at 11 mins (2023-05-13 11:06:17 GMT)
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Or: Inky black
3 hrs
Alber Younan
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
Experienced, Best quality, Low rates
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
Related KudoZ points
:
3
It was a night not like any other night
This night was different from any other night
Note from asker:
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