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לילית

A loanword from Akkadian 𒊩𒆤𒇲 (lilû, lilītu, “demon”), from Sumerian [Term?] (/⁠lil⁠/, “demon”). Associated by folk etymology with לַיְלָה (láylā, “night”), hence transferred to a nocturnal demon and nocturnal bird.

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c. 2250 BCEAkkadian

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