ليت
Root: ليت
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ليت laita and يا ليت yā laita (particle, with foll. noun in acc. or personal suffix) would God! if only ...! │ ليتني مت لأجلك laitanī muttu li-ajlika would God I had died for you! ليته كان هنا I wish he were here! if only he were here! يا ليت كان يذهب (yadhabu) I wish he had gone! ليت شعري (ši‘rī) I wish I knew ...!
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