ليبيا

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λιβύη (Libúē).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liː.bi.jaː/

Proper noun

لِيبِيَا • (lībiyāf

  1. Libya (a country in North Africa)
    Synonym: (archaic) لُوبِيَا (lūbiyā)
    • 11th century CE, Al-Bakrī, كتاب المسالك والممالك, volume 2, Beirut: دار الغرب الإسلامي, published 1992, page 671:
      وقد زعموا أنّ اسم إفريقية ليبية فسمّيت ببنت يافوه بن يونش الّذي بنى مدينة منفيش بمصر،...
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Derived terms

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Libyan Arabic

Etymology

From a generalized identity given to a large confederacy of ancient east "Libyan" berbers, African people(s) and tribes who lived around the lush regions of Cyrenaica and Marmarica.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

ليبيا (Lībyaf

  1. Libya (a country in North Africa)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic لِيبِيَا (lībiyā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liːb.ja/

Proper noun

ليبيا • (lībyaf

  1. Libya (a country in North Africa)

Derived terms