Contionary:lalyā

Chlouvānem

Etymology

From Proto-Lahob *ʕoŋjā (night).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA: /ɴ̆aɴ̆jaː/

Noun

lalyā

1. night (not day nor twilight)

   būhāk lalyē loṃslirāhe.

   Owls are awake at night.

2. night (one quarter of the day; the last eight hours of the clock)

   lalei nęltende vi lili ni pūnūmu lǣh gu ivatadadrām ša. taili taili aragliram!

   It's four in the night and I still haven't finished my task. I'm so tired!

3. (genitive case in attributive use, or as part of compounds) nocturnal

   lalei švas or lalyāšvas — nocturnal animal

Inflection

1-h type declension
Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Direct	lalyā	lalyāt	lalyai
Vocative	lalyē
Accusative	lalyū	lalyāṣa	lalyaih
Ergative	lalyei	lalyāra	lalyān
Genitive	lalei	lalyēva	lalyūmi
Translative	lalyān	lalyārį	lalyēt
Exessive	lalyāt	lalyābhan	lalyēmān
Essive	lalyęs	lalyānne	lalyēm
Dative	lalyom	lalyārį	lalyēsām
Ablative	lalyų	lalyābhan	lalyēnīs
Locative	lalyē	lalyānne	lalyēlīm
Instrumental	lalyāp	lalyābhan	lalyēnīka

Derived terms

• lalyāluvai (convenience store)
• peiṃlalyā (equinox)