Libyan

English

Etymology

Libya +‎ -an. English since the 16th century.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɪbi.ən/

Adjective

Libyan (not comparable)

Of, from, or pertaining to Libya.

Derived terms

Translations

Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language

Arabic: لِيبِيّ‎ (lībiyy)
Armenian: լիբիական (libiakan)
Catalan: libi (ca)
Czech: libyjský (cs)
Danish: libysk (da)
Esperanto: libia
Finnish: libyalainen (fi)
French: libyen (fr)
German: libysch (de)

Norwegian:
Bokmål: libysk

Nynorsk: libysk (nn)
Polish: libijski (pl)
Portuguese: líbio (pt)
Romanian: libian (ro)
Russian: ливи́йский (ru) (livíjskij)
Spanish: libio (es)
Swahili: Kilibya

Noun

Libyan (plural Libyans)

A person from Libya or of Libyan descent.
The Libyan language, short for Libyan Arabic.

Translations

person

Arabic: لِيبِيّ‎ m (lībiyy), لِيبِيَّة‎ f (lībiyya)
Armenian: լիբիացի (libiacʿi)
Catalan: libi (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 利比亚人, 利比亞人
Czech: Libyjec m
Danish: libyer (da) c
Finnish: libyalainen (fi)
French: Libyen (fr) m, Libyenne (fr) f
German: Libyer (de) m, Libyerin (de) f
Greek:
Ancient: Λιβύς m (Libús)

Norwegian:
Bokmål: libyer m

Nynorsk: libyar (nn) m
Polish: Libijczyk (pl) m, Libijka (pl) f
Portuguese: líbio (pt) m
Romanian: libian (ro) m, libiană (ro) f
Russian: ливи́ец (ru) m (livíjec), ливи́йка (ru) f (livíjka)
Spanish: libio (es) m
Swahili: Mlibya (sw)
Turkish: Libyalı (tr)

Anagrams

Lybian, bylina

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