Is there a single English word similar to the Arabic verb sahira (سَهِرَ), meaning "to stay up late" or "to go out late at night"?
In Arabic, the word sahira (سَهِرَ) means 'to stay up late' and 'to be wakeful by night'. In South Levantine Arabic it evolved to mean 'to go out late at night'. I'm wondering if there is an English equivalent? A single word?
How the verb is used in Arabic (example):
Here is its dictionary entry: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%87%D8%B1#Arabic
I don't think "vigil" is the right match. You wouldn't be saying "I'll be vigilling tonight" if you mean you want to go out at and have fun late at night, no?
Archaic words are welcome by the way. Even idioms if you want.
Top Answer/Comment:
"Single word" is a restrictive criterion. But here is an answer in two parts:
First is a single word verb that relates to staying up late in order to work (rather than going out): lucubrate
Collins
lucubrate
in American English verb intransitive
Origin: < L lucubratus, pp. of lucubrare, to work by candlelight
to work, study, or write laboriously, especially late at night
with the derived noun lucubration:
Cambridge
lucubration
noun [often plural] formal or old-fashioned uk
study needing a lot of time and effort, or the result of this study
In spite of all her lucubrations and all the early morning revision, she has failed the exam
Second is a single word verb that describes going out for the night: pernoctate
Merriam Webster
pernoctate
intransitive verb
to stay up or out all night
especially : to pass the night in vigil or prayer
I am unable to think of a single word verb that satisfies all your definition. The choice of lucubrate or pernoctate would therefore be circumstance-sensitive.
A last thought is that neither of these words is in common usage; in my experience both tend to be either old-fashioned or pretentious.
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