No. 6,838 in French

leila

"Leila" is not a French word; it is a given name of Arabic origin meaning "night" or "dark."

In a sentence

Leila aime beaucoup lire des livres.
Leila loves to read books a lot.
Proper noun, subject of the sentence.
J'ai donné le livre à Leila.
I gave the book to Leila.
Proper noun, indirect object in the sentence.
Il m'a parlé de Leila hier.
He talked to me about Leila yesterday.
Proper noun, object of the preposition 'de'.

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