Iléyá
noun
/ī.lé.já/
اِلعِيَ (alternative), Uléyá (alternative)
Definitions
- Eid al-Adha
Etymology
Likely from Hausa layya (“Eid al-Adha, sacrificing a ram”). A common folk etymology links it to ilé (“house”) + yá (“to be ready”), literally “It is time to return to the house”.
Component words
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “Ileya”.
Reference:
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