ܠܘܒܐ

• ܠܝܼܒ݂ܝܼܵܐ (līḇīyā)

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

• (standard) IPA^(key): [lewːweː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [ljuwːveː]

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.

• ܠܹܘܒ݂ܵܝܵܐ (lēwḇāyā, “Libyan”)