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ܠܘܒܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

  • ܠܝܼܒ݂ܝܼܵܐ (līḇīyā)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek Λιβύη (Libúē).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ܠܹܘܒ݂ܹܐ (lēwḇē) f

  1. Libya (a country in North Africa)
    • Acts 2:10:
      ܡ̣ܢ ܦܪܘܼܓ݂ܝܼܵܐ، ܘܦܲܡܦܘܼܠܝܼܵܐ، ܘܡܸܨܪܹܝܢ، ܘܡ̣ܢ ܐܘܼܚܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܠܹܘܒ݂ܹܐ ܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ ܕܩܸܘܪܝܼܢܹܐ، ܘܚܵܙܘܿܩܹ̈ܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܪܗ݇ܘܿܡܹܐ
      min prūḡīyā, w-pampūlīyā, w-miṣrēn, w-min uḥdānē d-lēwḇē qurbā d-qiwrīnē, w-ḥāzōqē min rōmē
      Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya adjoining Cyrene, and visitors from Rome.
    • Ezekiel 30:5:
      ܟܘܼܫ، ܘܦܘܿܛ، ܘܠܘܿܕ݂، ܘܟܠܵܗ̇ ܥܲܪܒ݂ܝܼܵܐ، ܘܠܹܘܒ݂ܹܐ ܘܟܘܿܒ݂ ܘܒܢܲܝ̈ ܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܕܩܵܘܠܵܐ ܥܲܡܗܘܿܢ، ܒܣܲܝܦܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܢܵܦܠܝܼ.
      kūš, w-pōṭ, w-lōḏ, w-kullāh ˁarḇīyā, w-lēwḇē w-kōḇ w-bnay arˁā d-qāwlā ˁamhōn, b-saypā bit nāplī.
      Ethiopia, Put, Lud, all Arabia, Libya and the people of the land that is in league will fall with them by the sword.

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