Libyan

Libyan

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪbi.ən/

Adjective

Libyan (not comparable)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Libya.

Derived terms

• Libyanness
• Libyanize
• Libyanization

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)

1. A person from Libya or of Libyan descent.
2. 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