ل-ي-ت (l-y-t)

would that/if only; would-that; would that

4 occurrences · 3 English renderings

Word Forms

ليت 3 occ

→ “could be found”, “would”, “would that”

gleaningsGWB §67: ليت: could be found epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: ليت: would gleaningsGWB §453: ليت: Would that

لَيْتَ 1 occ

→ “would”

prayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: لَيْتَ: “Would

English Renderings

Rendering	Count	%	Forms
would	2	50%	ليت , لَيْتَ
could be found	1	25%	ليت
would that	1	25%	ليت

Full Concordance

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gleaningsGWB §67: ليت: could be found epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: ليت: would prayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: لَيْتَ: “Would gleaningsGWB §453: ليت: Would that

Related Roots

ف-ر-م (f-r-m) say; command; says ن-م-و (n-m-w) do; to do; show خ-و-ه (kh-w-h) will; want; to want/will خ-و-ا-س (kh-w-ʾ-s) purpose; will; want ب-و-د (b-w-d) be; is; to be ا-ي-ن (ʾ-y-n) this; where; that د-و-ر (d-w-r) in; far; lands ه-و-ی (h-w-y) desire; passion; evident خ-و-ا (kh-w-ʾ) will; will, want; want ش-د (sh-d) become; to become; became