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Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

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Sanskrit Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...

origin. It is a variation of the Semitic name Leila. It means “night” in both Arabic and Hebrew. As with many Sanskrit words, it cannot be literally translated to English but can be loosely translated as "play" (noun). '' Lila'' is common to both non-dualistic and dualistic philosophical schools, but has a markedly different significance in each. Within non-dualism, Leela is a way of describing all reality, including the cosmos, as the outcome of creative play by the divine absolute (Brahman).

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Leela Aheer Leela Sharon Aheer (born September 26, 1970) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, and re-elected in the 2019 Alberta general election. On June 8, 2022, Aheer announced h ...

(born 1970), Canadian politician * Leela Bunce (born 1980), British media personality *

Leela Chitnis Leela Chitnis (''née'' Nagarkar; 9 September 1909 – 14 July 2003) was an Indian actress in the Indian film industry, active from the 1930s to the 1980s. In her early years she starred as a romantic lead, but she is best remembered for her lat ...

(1912–2003), Indian actress *

Leela Corman Leela Corman is an American cartoonist and illustrator. Corman created the 2012 graphic novel ''Unterzakhn'', which follows the lives of Jewish twin sisters growing up in the tenements of New York City's Lower East Side at the turn of the last ce ...

, American cartoonist * Leela Desai (fl. 1937–1961), Indian actress * Leela Devi (1932–1998), Indian writer * Leela Devi Dookhun (born 1961), Mauritian cabinet minister * Leela Dube (1923–2012), Indian anthropologist * Leela Gandhi (born 1966), Indian-American academic * Leela Gilday, Dene-Canadian singer * Leela Grace (born 1977), American singer-songwriter * Leela Hamid (born 1984), Maldivian volleyball player * Leela Hazzah, Egyptian conservation biologist *

Leela James Alechia Janeice Campbell, known professionally as Leela James, is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, California. Music career James made her debut on the soundtrack to the 2000 Jamie Foxx film '' Bait'' on the Roots so ...

(born 1983), American singer-songwriter *

Leela Majumdar Leela Majumdar (26 February 1908 – 5 April 2007) was an Indian Bengali-language writer. Early life Born to Surama Devi and Pramada Ranjan Ray (who was the younger brother of Upendra Kishor Ray Choudhuri), Leela spent her childhood days at S ...

(1908–2007), Bengali writer * Leela Damodara Menon (born 1923), Indian politician *

Leela Mishra Leela Mishra (1 January 1908 – 17 January 1988) was an Indian actress. She worked as a character actor in over 200 Hindi films for five decades, and is best remembered for playing stock characters such as aunts (''Chachi'' or ''Mausi''). She ...

(1908–1988), Indian actress *

Leela Naidu Leela Naidu (1940 – 28 July 2009) was an Indian actress who starred in a small number of Hindi and English films, including '' Yeh Raste Hain Pyar Ke'' (1963), based on the real-life Nanavati case, and ''The Householder'', Merchant Ivory Pr ...

(1940–2009), Indian actress *

Leela Nambudiripad Leela Nambudiripad (16 May 1934 – 27 April 2021), known by her pen name Sumangala, was an Indian author of children's literature in Malayalam. Some of her notable works included ''Neypaayasam, Mithayippoti,'' as well as translations of the ''Pa ...

(1934–2021), Indian children's author * Leela Omchery (born 1929), Indian singer and writer * Leela Roy (1900–1970), Indian politician *

Leela Samson Leela Samson (born 6 May 1951) is a Bharatanatyam dancer, choreographer, instructor, writer and actress from India. As a soloist, she is known for her technical virtuosity and has taught Bharatanatyam at Shriram Bhartiya Kala Kendra in Delhi fo ...

(born 1951), Indian dancer and writer * Leela Savasta, Canadian actress *

Leela Soma Leela Soma was a Scottish-based writer who was born in Madras (former name for Chennai) in India, and lived in Glasgow. Biography Leela Soma came to Glasgow in 1969 with her husband. She worked, until her retirement, as a teacher of Modern St ...

, Indian-Scottish writer *

Leela Sumant Moolgaokar Leela Sumant Moolgaokar (10 October 1916 – 20 May 1992) was an Indian social worker, known for pioneering volunteer blood transfusion service in India. Her husband, Sumant Moolgaokar was Chairman of Tata Motors and also remained vice-chairm ...

(1916–1992), Indian social worker

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Chindodi Leela Chindodi Leela (1943 – 21 January 2010) was an Indian stage and film actress, politician, and writer from Karnataka. Family Leela was born into a family of professional theater artists in 1943 at Davangere, Karnataka Her father Chindodi Vee ...

(1937–2010), Indian actress and politician *

Kulappulli Leela Kulappulli Leela is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Malayalam cinema, Tamil cinema and television. She has mostly done comedic roles, and has appeared in over 350 films. She began her career acting through theatre dramas. Early ...

, Indian actress * P. Leela (1934–2005), Indian playback singer

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