暗あん夜や

noun

dark night

Literary or formal term for a night without moonlight or starlight. In everyday speech, 闇夜 (やみよ) is more common.

See also: 闇夜 (やみよ)

• 暗あん夜やに月つきはなく、あたりは漆しっ黒こくの闇やみに包つつまれていた。

  On that dark night, there was no moon, and the area was enveloped in pitch-black darkness.