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overnight in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- bayna laylatin wa ḍuḥāhā
- Arabizi
bain laila w do7aha- Type
- adverb
Other meanings
- طَوَالَ اللَّيْلِ ṭawāla al-layli — overnight · during the night
How to use it
The phrase 'bayna laylatin wa ḍuḥāhā' is an idiom meaning suddenly or very quickly, often implying a dramatic change. It's used to emphasize the speed of an event. The literal meaning is 'between night and its morning'.
Example sentences
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اِنْهَارَ المَبْنَى بَيْنَ لَيْلَةٍ وَضُحَاهَا.
inhāra al-mabnā bayna laylatin wa ḍuḥāhā.
The building collapsed overnight.
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عَمِلَ طَوَالَ اللَّيْلِ لِيُنْهِيَ العَمَلَ.
ʿamila ṭawāla al-layli liyunhiya al-ʿamala.
He worked overnight to finish the job.
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تَغَيَّرَ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ بَيْنَ لَيْلَةٍ وَضُحَاهَا.
taghayyara kullu shayʾin bayna laylatin wa ḍuḥāhā.
Everything changed overnight.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Nothing happens overnight.
لاشيء يحدث بين ليلة وضحاها.
Sami's life changed overnight.
تغيّرت حياة سامي بين ليلة و ضحاها.
We stayed overnight in Hakone.
بِتْنا في هاكوني.
This cannot be accomplished overnight.
لا شك أن هذه الغاية لن تتحقق بين عشية وضحاها.
Such reforms will not occur overnight.
لا شك أن مثل هذه الإصلاحات لن تتم بين عشية وضحاها.
The rule of law cannot be built overnight.
إن بناء سيادة القانون من غير الممكن أن يتحقق بين عشية وضحاها.
These issues will not be resolved overnight.
إن هذه القضايا لن تُـحَل بين عشية وضحاها.
These problems will not be solved overnight.
لا شك أن هذه المشاكل لن تُـحَل بين عشية وضحاها.
The necessary changes will not happen overnight.
ولن تحدث التغيرات اللازمة بين عشية وضحاها.
Discredited businesses cannot be replaced overnight.
ومن المستحيل إبدال المؤسسات التي فقدت مصداقيتها بين عشية وضحاها.
Indeed, unlearning intolerance cannot be achieved overnight.
وفي الواقع أنه لا يمكن تحقيق نبذ طباع التعصب بين ليلة وضحاها.
Construction workers cannot become software developers overnight.
ولا يستطيع عمال البناء أن يتحولوا إلى مبرمجين للحاسب الآلي بين عشية وضحاها.
Questions and answers
When do I use 'bayna laylatin wa ḍuḥāhā'?
Use it when you want to emphasize that something happened very suddenly and unexpectedly, like a big change.
Is there another way to say 'overnight'?
Yes, if you mean 'during the night', you can say 'ṭawāla al-layli' (طوال الليل).
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