Libya

English

Libya

Etymology

From Latin Libya, from Ancient Greek Λιβύη (Libúē). Attested in English since the 16th century.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: lĭbʹē-ə, IPA(key): /ˈlɪbi.ə/
  • Audio (UK):(file)
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Li‧bya
  • Rhymes: -ɪbiə

Proper noun

Libya

  2. A country in North Africa. Capital: Tripoli.
    • 2012 April 18, David McKenzie, “Chad’s migrant workers pay price for Libya conflict”, in CNN‎[1], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 1 January 2026:
      He is one of the tens of thousands of Chadians who fled last year’s fighting in Libya and are now back in their homeland.
  3. (historical) Africa; that is, the part of North Africa known in classical antiquity.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Korean: 리비아 (Ribia)

Translations

See also

  • Tripoli
  • Appendix:Countries of the world
countries in Africa (appendix)edit

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin Libya.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlibyɑ/, [ˈlibyɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ibyɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Li‧by‧a
  • Hyphenation(key): Li‧bya

Proper noun

Libya

  1. Libya (a country in North Africa)

Declension

Inflection of Libya (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Libya —
genitive Libyan —
partitive Libyaa —
illative Libyaan —
singular plural
nominative Libya —
accusative nom. Libya —
gen. Libyan
genitive Libyan —
partitive Libyaa —
inessive Libyassa —
elative Libyasta —
illative Libyaan —
adessive Libyalla —
ablative Libyalta —
allative Libyalle —
essive Libyana —
translative Libyaksi —
abessive Libyatta —
instructive — —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Libya (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Libyani —
accusative nom. Libyani —
gen. Libyani
genitive Libyani —
partitive Libyaani —
inessive Libyassani —
elative Libyastani —
illative Libyaani —
adessive Libyallani —
ablative Libyaltani —
allative Libyalleni —
essive Libyanani —
translative Libyakseni —
abessive Libyattani —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Libyasi —
accusative nom. Libyasi —
gen. Libyasi
genitive Libyasi —
partitive Libyaasi —
inessive Libyassasi —
elative Libyastasi —
illative Libyaasi —
adessive Libyallasi —
ablative Libyaltasi —
allative Libyallesi —
essive Libyanasi —
translative Libyaksesi —
abessive Libyattasi —
instructive — —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Libyamme —
accusative nom. Libyamme —
gen. Libyamme
genitive Libyamme —
partitive Libyaamme —
inessive Libyassamme —
elative Libyastamme —
illative Libyaamme —
adessive Libyallamme —
ablative Libyaltamme —
allative Libyallemme —
essive Libyanamme —
translative Libyaksemme —
abessive Libyattamme —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Libyanne —
accusative nom. Libyanne —
gen. Libyanne
genitive Libyanne —
partitive Libyaanne —
inessive Libyassanne —
elative Libyastanne —
illative Libyaanne —
adessive Libyallanne —
ablative Libyaltanne —
allative Libyallenne —
essive Libyananne —
translative Libyaksenne —
abessive Libyattanne —
instructive — —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Libyansa —
accusative nom. Libyansa —
gen. Libyansa
genitive Libyansa —
partitive Libyaansa —
inessive Libyassaan
Libyassansa 		—
elative Libyastaan
Libyastansa 		—
illative Libyaansa —
adessive Libyallaan
Libyallansa 		—
ablative Libyaltaan
Libyaltansa 		—
allative Libyalleen
Libyallensa 		—
essive Libyanaan
Libyanansa 		—
translative Libyakseen
Libyaksensa 		—
abessive Libyattaan
Libyattansa 		—
instructive — —
comitative — —

Derived terms

compounds

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Libya, from Ancient Greek Λιβύη (Libúē).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Libya

  1. Libya (a country in North Africa)

Noun

Libya (plural Libya-Libya or para Libya)

  1. Libyan

Adjective

Libya (comparative lebih Libya, superlative paling Libya)

  1. Libyan

See also

countries in Africa: negara-negara di Afrika (appendix)edit

Further reading

Latin

Alternative forms

Spelled Libua by Plautus, Libya in Pliny, Virgil and Cicero. Juvenal has Libyē.

Etymology

    Derived from Ancient Greek Λιβύη (Libúē).

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Libya f sg (genitive Libyae); first declension

    1. (Old Latin, Classical Latin) the African continent (chiefly North Africa, which was well-known to the Romans)
    2. (Late Latin) a region of North Africa, west of Egypt, encompassing the regions of Marmarica and Cyrenaica
    3. (New Latin) Libya (a country in North Africa)

    Declension

    First-declension noun, singular only.

    singular
    nominative Libya
    genitive Libyae
    dative Libyae
    accusative Libyam
    ablative Libyā
    vocative Libya

    Descendants

    References

    • “Libya”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “Libya”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

    Malay

    Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Latin Libya, from Ancient Greek Λιβύη (Libúē).

    Pronunciation

    • (Literary Standard) IPA(key): /ˈlibia/ [ˈli.bja]
      • Rhymes: -ibia
    • (Kuala Lumpur-Singapore) IPA(key): /ˈlibiə/ [ˈli.bjə]
      • Rhymes: -ibiə
    • (Kedah) IPA(key): /ˈlibia/ [ˈli.bja]
      • Rhymes: -ibia
    • Syllabification: Lib‧ya

    Proper noun

    Libya (Jawi spelling ليبيا)

    1. Libya (a country in North Africa)

    Norwegian Bokmål

    The flag of Libya.
    Libya in Africa.
    The ruins of Leptis Magna in Libya.

    Etymology

    Internationalism, based on Latin Libya, from Ancient Greek Λιβύη (Libúē). The Ancient Greek name is based on the ethnonym of the Libu, a North African people whose name is attested in Egyptian as rbw (“Libu; Libya”) and later in Punic as 𐤋𐤁𐤉 (lby). The immediate transmission route into Norwegian is unknown.

    In ancient Greek geography, the name originally referred to the land west of the Nile and was later extended to Africa as a whole. The modern state name revives this ancient geographical name; Tripolitania, Cyrenaica and Fezzan were brought together under Italian colonial administration under the name Libya.

    Parallel international adaptations include Norwegian Nynorsk Libya, Danish Libyen, Swedish Libyen, German Libyen, Dutch Libië, French Libye and English Libya.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /¹ˈliː.bʏ.a/, [ˈlìː.bʏ.a]
    • Rhymes: -iːbʏa
    • Hyphenation: Li‧by‧a

    Proper noun

    Libya

    1. Libya; a country in North Africa, Africa, on the Mediterranean Sea, with Tripoli as its capital.
      Store deler av Libya består av ørken. ― Large parts of Libya consist of desert.
      • 2026 June 25, Dag Leraand, “Libya”, in Store norske leksikon‎[2], archived from the original on 23 December 2025:
        Libya er en republikk i Nord-Afrika.
        Libya is a republic in North Africa.
    2. (historical) Libya; Africa, especially the region west of the Nile, as named in ancient Greek geography; see Oldtidens Libya.
      I oldtidsgresk geografi kunne Libya betegne hele Afrika. ― In ancient Greek geography, Libya could denote the whole of Africa.
      • 2024 November 26, Dag Leraand, “Libya (oldtidsgresk navn på Afrika)”, in Store norske leksikon‎[3], archived from the original on 7 December 2024:
        Libya, eller Libye, var navnet som oldtidens grekere brukte på Afrika.
        Libya, or Libye, was the name used by the ancient Greeks for Africa.

    Usage notes

    • The official Norwegian long-form name of the modern country is Staten Libya (“the State of Libya”).
    • The historical sense originally referred more narrowly to the land west of the Nile before being extended to Africa more generally.

    Derived terms

    See also

    countries in Africa: land i Afrika (appendix)edit

    References

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Proper noun

    Libya

    1. Libya (a country in North Africa)

    Swahili

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Libya

    1. Libya (a country in North Africa)

    Derived terms

    See also

    countries in Africa: nchi za Afrika (appendix)edit

    Tagalog

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Spanish Libia.

      Pronunciation

      • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlibja/ [ˈlib.jɐ]
      • Rhymes: -ibja
      • Syllabification: Lib‧ya

      Proper noun

      Libya (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜊ᜔ᜌ)

      1. Libya (a country in North Africa)

      Anagrams

      Turkish

      Etymology

      Inherited from Ottoman Turkish لیبیا (libya), from Arabic لِيبِيَا (lībiyā), ultimately from Ancient Greek Λῐβῠ́η (Lĭbŭ́ē).

      Pronunciation

      • Audio:(file)

      Proper noun

      Libya

      1. Libya (a country in North Africa)

      Declension

      Declension of Libya
      singular
      nominative Libya
      definite accusative Libya'yı
      dative Libya'ya
      locative Libya'da
      ablative Libya'dan
      genitive Libya'nın
      Possessive forms of Libya
      singular plural
      benim (my) Libya'm Libyalarım
      Libya'larım
      senin (your) Libya'n Libyaların
      Libya'ların
      onun (his/her/its) Libya'sı Libyaları
      Libya'ları
      bizim (our) Libya'mız Libyalarımız
      Libya'larımız
      sizin (your) Libya'nız Libyalarınız
      Libya'larınız
      onların (their) Libya'sı
      Libyaları
      Libya'ları       		Libyaları
      Libya'ları

      Derived terms

      See also

      countries in Africa: Afrika ülkeleri (appendix)edit
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