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لَيْت wish in Arabic

لَيْت is how you say “wish” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

فليت شعري أنت ماذا عرفت؟ وما علمك،

I wish to know what you have understood? And what is your knowledge,

لَيْتَ I wish

This is the wishing particle 'would that', which expresses a wish for something unattainable and, like its emphatic cousins, forces its following noun into the accusative. It sets a longing, regretful tone, 'if only I knew'.

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