حمار الليل

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

حمار (ḥmār) +‎ ليل (līl, layl), literally “nighttime donkey”. Compare Maltese ħmar il-lejl.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ħmaː.r‿ɪl.liːl/, /ħmaː.r‿ɪl.lajl/

Noun

حمار اللِيل or حمار اللَيْل • (ḥmār el-līl or ḥmār el-layl) m

  1. sleep paralysis
    Synonyms: بوغطاط (būḡaṭṭāṭ), بوتليس (būtallīs)
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