ריילי
rayli
ריילי (rayli) is the Hebrew way to write the given name Riley.
ריילי is used as a given name for a person.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is rayli.
Did you know?
- Modern Hebrew lacks a system of capitalization, so ריילי looks the same whether it starts a sentence or appears in the middle of one.
- If you were to look for the roots of this name in a Hebrew dictionary, you would find nothing, as it is a purely phonetic import.
- The letter י at the end of ריילי functions as a 'matres lectionis', a consonant used as a vowel marker to indicate the 'ee' sound.
Examples in context
- ריילי הוא חבר שלי.Riley hu khaver sheli.Riley is my friend.
- איפה ריילי נמצא עכשיו?Eifo Riley nimtsa akhshav?Where is Riley now?
- האם ריילי יכול לבוא?Ha'im Riley yakhol lavo?Can Riley come?
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a new coworker.
- נועם Noamמי זה הילד החדש במשרד?Mi ze ha-yeled ha-khadash ba-misrad?Who is the new kid in the office?
- רוטם Rotemקוראים לו ריילי.Kor'im lo Riley.His name is Riley.
- נועם Noamאיפה ריילי יושב?Efo Riley yoshev?Where does Riley sit?
- רוטם Rotemהוא יושב ליד החלון.Hu yoshev leyad ha-khalon.He sits by the window.
