Tripoli

From Italian Tripoli, from Latin Tripolis, from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis), from τρι- (tri-, “three”) + πολις (polis, “city, city-state”). In reference to American cities, after US actions off Tripoli in Libya during the First Barbary War. Doublet of Tripolis, Tirebolu, and Tripura.

doublet

Tripoly (alternative obsolete)
Tripolis (alternative obsolete)

The capital city of Libya, originally three separate settlements known as Oea, Sabratha, and Leptis Magna.


Tripoli

Borrowed from Latin Tripolis, from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis).


Barca

From Latin Barca, from Ancient Greek Βάρκη (Bárkē), from the local tribe of the Barraci.

(historical) Former name of Marj: a city in Libya.


Barca

la-proper noun

Barca f sg (genitive Barcae); first declension

Barcae (genitive)
Barca (nominative singular)
Barcae (genitive singular)
Barcae (dative singular)
Barcam (accusative singular)
Barcā (ablative singular)
Barca (singular vocative)
Barcae (locative singular)

English: Barca

Italian: Barca

Spanish: Barca

From Ancient Greek Βάρκη (Bárkē), from the local tribe of the Barraci.


Benghazi

From Ottoman Turkish بنغازی (Bingâzi) and Arabic بِنْغَازِي (Binḡāzī), apparently from earlier مرسى بني غازي (“port of ibn Ghazi”) first attested on a 1579 map by Ali al-Sharfi. Possibly a reference to a Muslim holy man Sidi ibn Ghazi. "Ibn Ghazi" itself can literally be translated as "son of the ghazi (warrior)".

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Arabic بِنْغَازِي (Binḡāzī)

Their frustration has surfaced in protests in several Libyan cities over the last few days, most notably in Benghazi, the seat of the revolution, where Libyans stormed the National Transitional Council building.

2012 January 26, Moni Basu, “Libyans face tough challenges in building a new nation”, in CNN:


Տրիպոլի

Tripoli (romanization)
Տրիպոլի (nominative singular singular-only)
Տրիպոլիի (dative singular singular-only)
Տրիպոլիից (ablative singular singular-only)
Տրիպոլիով (instrumental singular singular-only)
Տրիպոլիում (locative singular singular-only)
Տրիպոլին (definite nominative singular singular-only)
Տրիպոլիին (dative definite singular singular-only)
Տրիպոլիս (first-person nominative possessive singular singular-only)
Տրիպոլիիս (dative first-person possessive singular singular-only)
Տրիպոլիիցս (ablative first-person possessive singular singular-only)
Տրիպոլիովս (first-person instrumental possessive singular singular-only)
Տրիպոլիումս (first-person locative possessive singular singular-only)
Տրիպոլիդ (nominative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Տրիպոլիիդ (dative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Տրիպոլիիցդ (ablative possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Տրիպոլիովդ (instrumental possessive second-person singular singular-only)
Տրիպոլիումդ (locative possessive second-person singular singular-only)

hy-decl-noun-unc

Տրիպոլիները / Տրիպոլիներն

Տրիպոլիներին

Տրիպոլիներից

Տրիպոլիներով

Տրիպոլիներում

Տրիպոլիներիս

Տրիպոլիներիցս

Տրիպոլիներովս

Տրիպոլիներումս

Տրիպոլիներիդ

Տրիպոլիներիցդ

Տրիպոլիներովդ

Տրիպոլիներումդ


Berenice

la-proper noun

Berenīcē f sg (genitive Berenīcēs); first declension

Berenīcē (canonical feminine singular)
Berenīcēs (genitive)
Berenīcē (nominative singular)
Berenīcēs (genitive singular)
Berenīcae (dative singular)
Berenīcēn (accusative singular)
Berenīcē (ablative singular)
Berenīcē (singular vocative)
Berenīcēs (locative singular)
Bernīcē (alternative)
Beronīcē (alternative)

⇒ Late Latin: Veronīca (see there for further descendants)

→ Basque: Berenize

→ Catalan: Berenice

→ Czech: Berenika

→ Dutch: Berenice

→ English: Berenice

→ Estonian: Berenike

→ Finnish: Berenike

→ French: Bérénice

→ Wolof: Berenis

→ German: Berenike

→ Hungarian: Bereniké

→ Irish: Beirnicé

→ Italian: Berenice

→ Norwegian: Berenike

→ Occitan: Berenice

→ Polish: Berenika

→ Portuguese: Berenice

→ Russian: Вереника (Verenika)

→ Spanish: Berenice

→ Swedish: Berenike


Βάρκη

grc-proper noun

Βάρκη • (Bárkē) f (genitive Βάρκης); first declension

Bárkē (romanization)
Βάρκης (genitive)
ἡ Βάρκη (nominative singular)
τῆς Βάρκης (genitive singular)
τῇ Βάρκῃ (dative singular)
τὴν Βάρκην (accusative singular)
Βάρκη (singular vocative)

Arabic: بَرْقَة (barqa)

Greek: Βάρκη (Várki)

desctree

Latin: Barca, Barce
English: Barca
Italian: Barca
Spanish: Barca
English: Barce
Italian: Barce
English: Barce


Ἑσπερίς

grc-proper noun

Ἑσπερῐ́ς • (Hesperĭ́s) f (genitive Ἑσπερῐ́δος); third declension

Ἑσπερῐ́ς (canonical)
Hesperĭ́s (romanization)
Ἑσπερῐ́δος (genitive)
ἡ Ἑσπερῐ́ς (nominative singular)
τὼ Ἑσπερῐ́δε (dual nominative)
αἱ Ἑσπερῐ́δες (nominative plural)
τῆς Ἑσπερῐ́δος (genitive singular)
τοῖν Ἑσπερῐ́δοιν (dual genitive)
τῶν Ἑσπερῐ́δων (genitive plural)
τῇ Ἑσπερῐ́δῐ (dative singular)
τοῖν Ἑσπερῐ́δοιν (dative dual)
ταῖς Ἑσπερῐ́σῐ (dative plural)
Ἑσπερῐ́σῐν (dative plural)
taîs Hesperĭ́sĭ (dative plural)
taîs Hesperĭ́sĭn (dative plural)
τὴν Ἑσπερῐ́δᾰ (accusative singular)
τὼ Ἑσπερῐ́δε (accusative dual)
τᾱ̀ς Ἑσπερῐ́δᾰς (accusative plural)
Ἑσπερῐ́ς (singular vocative)
Ἑσπερῐ́δε (dual vocative)
Ἑσπερῐ́δες (plural vocative)

English: Hesperid

Greek: Εσπερίς (Esperís)

Latin: Hesperis

Translingual: Hesperis

From Ἕσπερος (Hésperos, “Hesperus”) + -ῐς (-ĭs).

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a city in Cyrenaica, Libya, also called Εὐεσπερίδες (Euesperídes), relocated and renamed in the mid of the 3rd century BCE to Βερενίκη (Bereníkē), now known as Benghazi


Βερενίκη

grc-proper noun

Βερενῑ́κη • (Berenī́kē) f (genitive Βερενῑ́κης); first declension

Βερενῑ́κη (canonical)
Berenī́kē (romanization)
Βερενῑ́κης (genitive)
ἡ Βερενῑ́κη (nominative singular)
τῆς Βερενῑ́κης (genitive singular)
τῇ Βερενῑ́κῃ (dative singular)
τὴν Βερενῑ́κην (accusative singular)
Βερενῑ́κη (singular vocative)
Φερενῑ́κη (alternative Attic)

Berenice
Berenice II of Egypt
Cyrenaica
Ptolemaic Kingdom
Ptolemy III Euergetes

Borrowed from Ancient Macedonian Βερενῑ́κη (Berenī́kē). Doublet of Φερενῑ́κη (Pherenī́kē).
The name of the city in Libya, formerly called Εὐεσπερίδες (Euesperídes) or Ἑσπερίς (Hesperís), originated when it was refounded following the marriage of Ptolemy III of the Ptolemaic Kingdom to Berenice II of Egypt, who was born in the region of Cyrenaica.

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64 BCE – 24 CE, Strabo, Geography 17.3.20–21

Berenice, now Benghazi (a city in Cyrenaica, Libya)


Trypolis

Trypolis (nominative singular)
Trypolisu (genitive singular)
Trypolisowi (dative singular)
Trypolis (accusative singular)
Trypolisem (instrumental singular)
Trypolisie (locative singular)
Trypolisie (singular vocative)


Cyrene

la-proper noun

Cȳrēnē f sg (genitive Cȳrēnēs); first declension

Cȳrēnē (canonical feminine singular)
Cȳrēnēs (genitive)
Cȳrēnē (nominative singular)
Cȳrēnēs (genitive singular)
Cȳrēnae (dative singular)
Cȳrēnēn (accusative singular)
Cȳrēnē (ablative singular)
Cȳrēnē (singular vocative)
Cȳrēnēs (locative singular)
Cȳrēnae (alternative)

English: Cyrene

Portuguese: Cirena

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κῡρήνη (Kūrḗnē).


Ptolemais

Ptolemāis f sg (genitive Ptolemāidis); third declension

Ptolemāis (canonical feminine singular)
Ptolemāidis (genitive)
Ptolemāis (nominative singular)
Ptolemāidis (genitive singular)
Ptolemāidī (dative singular)
Ptolemāidem (accusative singular)
Ptolemāida (accusative singular)
Ptolemāide (ablative singular)
Ptolemāis (singular vocative)
Ptolemāidī (locative singular)
Ptolemāide (locative singular)

From Ancient Greek Πτολεμαΐς (Ptolemaḯs).

Any of several settlements in the Hellenistic world, including:


طرابلس

ar-proper noun

طَرَابُلُس • (ṭarābulus) f

طَرَابُلُس (canonical)
ṭarābulus (romanization)
طَرَابُلُس (definite diptote informal singular)
طَرَابُلُسُ (definite diptote nominative singular)
طَرَابُلُسَ (accusative definite diptote singular)
طَرَابُلُسَ (definite diptote genitive singular)
أَطْرَابُلُس (alternative Arabic Medieval)

→ Azerbaijani: Tərabülüs

desc

→ Classical Persian: طَرَابُلُس (tarābulus)

→ Hausa: Tarabulus

→ Ottoman Turkish: طرابلس (tarabülüs)

→ Urdu: طرابلس (tarābulus)

→ Uyghur: تەرابۇلۇس (terabulus)

→ Uzbek: Tarobulus

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis).


طرابلس

ayl-proper noun

طرابلس (ṭrābləs) f


طرابلس

head

طرابلس • (Tarabülüs)

ota-proper noun

طرابلس • (Tarabülüs)

Turkish: Trablus

Borrowed from Arabic طَرَابُلُس (ṭarābulus). Doublet of تیرهبولی.

bor+

طرابلس غرب
طرابلس غرب#Ottoman_Turkish

synonym of طرابلس غرب (Tarabülüs-i Garb), Tripoli (the capital of Libya)


طرابلس

fa:طرابلس
fa:طرابلس (لبنان)

Borrowed from Arabic طَرَابُلُس (ṭarābulus), from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis).


طرابلس

ur-proper noun

طَرابُلُس • (tarābulus) m (Hindi spelling तराबुलुस)

ur:طرابلس، لبنان
ur:طرابلس، لیبیا

طَرابُلُس (canonical)
tarābulus (romanization)
तराबुलुस (Hindi)


Триполи

mk-proper noun

Триполи • (Tripoli) m (relational adjective триполиски)

Tripoli (romanization)
триполиски (adjective relational)


Триполи

ru-proper noun

Три́поли • (Trípoli) m inan (indeclinable)

Три́поли (canonical)
Trípoli (romanization)


Tripolis

cs-proper noun

Tripolis m inan (relational adjective tripoliský or tripolský)

tripoliský (adjective relational)
tripolský (adjective relational)
Tripolis (nominative singular)
Tripolisu (genitive singular)
Tripolisu (dative singular)
Tripolis (accusative singular)
Tripolise (singular vocative)
Tripolisu (locative singular)
Tripolisem (instrumental singular)

Derived from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis).

der+

Tripolis je nevěsta Středomoří.

Tripoli is the bride of the Mediterranean.


Tripolis

de-proper noun

Tripolis n (proper noun, genitive Tripolis' or (with an article) Tripolis)

Tripolis' (genitive)
Tripolis (genitive)


Tripolis

la-proper noun

Tripolis f sg (genitive Tripolis or Tripoleos); third declension

Tripolis (genitive)
Tripoleos (genitive)
Tripolis (nominative singular)
Tripolis (genitive singular)
Tripoleos (genitive singular)
Tripolī (dative singular)
Tripolim (accusative singular)
Tripolin (accusative singular)
Tripolī (ablative singular)
Tripolis (singular vocative)
Tripolī (singular vocative)
Tripolī (locative singular)


Tripolis

From Latin Tripolis, ultimately from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis).


Tripolis

sk-proper noun

Tripolis m inan (genitive singular Tripolisu, declension pattern of dub)

Tripolisu (genitive singular)
dub (declension-pattern-of)


Σύρτις

grc-proper noun

Σῠ́ρτῐς • (Sŭ́rtĭs) f (genitive Σῠ́ρτεως or Σῠ́ρτῐος); third declension

Σῠ́ρτῐς (canonical)
Sŭ́rtĭs (romanization)
Σῠ́ρτεως (genitive)
Σῠ́ρτῐος (genitive)
ἡ Σῠ́ρτῐς (nominative singular)
τῆς Σῠ́ρτεως (genitive singular)
τῇ Σῠ́ρτει (dative singular)
τὴν Σῠ́ρτῐν (accusative singular)
Σῠ́ρτῐ (singular vocative)
ἡ Σῠ́ρτῐς (nominative singular)
τῆς Σῠ́ρτῐος (genitive singular)
τῇ Σῠ́ρτῑ (dative singular)
τὴν Σῠ́ρτῐν (accusative singular)
Σῠ́ρτῐ (singular vocative)

Uncertain, but possibly from συρτός (surtós, “swept, dragged along”), from σῡ́ρειν (sū́rein, “to drag along”) after the proverbially treacherous effect of the wind and the waves on the quicksand of the area. The figurative sense of "destruction" derives from the difficulty of navigating the gulfs due to shoreward drag produced.


Бенгази

ru-proper noun

Бенга́зи • (Bengázi) m inan (indeclinable)

Бенга́зи (canonical)
Bengázi (romanization)

[bʲɪnˈɡazʲɪ]


Tripilí

Thripilí (genitive)
Tripilí
Thripilí
dTripilí

Borrowed from Italian Tripoli, from Latin Tripolis, from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis).


Sirte

From Italian Sirte under influence from French Syrte, from Arabic سِرْت (Sirt) and Latin Syrtis, from Ancient Greek Σύρτις (Súrtis, “Sirte, Gulf of Sidra, Gulf of Gabes”), of uncertain origin but possibly derived from συρτός (surtós, “swept, dragged along”) from σῡ́ρειν (sū́rein, “to drag along”) in reference to the proverbially treacherous effect of the wind and waves on the area's quicksand. Doublet of syrtis.

der

Sirt (alternative)
Surt (alternative)
Sert (alternative)
Syrte (alternative)


Syrte

From French Syrte, from Latin Syrtis, from Ancient Greek Σύρτις (Súrtis), q.v.

Alternative form of Sirte, a city in Libya.


Barke

(historical) Alternative form of Barca, former name of Marj: a city in Libya.


Bride of the Sea

Nickname for Tripoli: the capital of Libya.


트리폴리

[tʰɯɾipʰo̞ʎʎi]


Leptis

la-proper noun

Leptis f sg (genitive Leptis); third declension

Leptis (genitive)
Leptis (nominative singular)
Leptis (genitive singular)
Leptī (dative singular)
Leptim (accusative singular)
Lepte (ablative singular)
Leptis (singular vocative)
Leptī (locative singular)
Lepte (locative singular)

Multiple ancient cities in Africa including:

Leptis Magna (an ancient city near Khoms in modern Libya)


Misurata

Misrata (the capital city of Misrata district, in northwestern Libya)


Τρίπολη

head

Τρίπολη • (Trípoli) f

el-noun-proper

Τρίπολη • (Trípoli) f

Trípoli (romanization)
Τρίπολη (nominative singular)
Τριπόλεις (nominative plural)
Τρίπολης (genitive singular)
Τριπόλεων (genitive plural)
Τρίπολη (accusative singular)
Τριπόλεις (accusative plural)
Τρίπολη (singular vocative)
Τριπόλεις (plural vocative)

el-decl-noun

Older or formal genitive singular: Τριπόλεως (Tripóleos)

El-Τρίπολη.ogg

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis), literally, "the three cities", as in Achaea. Official name of the town in Arcadia, Greece since 19th century, replacing the mediaeval Τριπολιτσά (Tripolitsá) of different etymon.

lbor

Τριπολιτσά & related terms with stem Τριπολιτσ-


Tarabulus

Borrowed from Arabic طَرَابُلُس (ṭarābulus).


Sabrata

la-proper noun

Sābrata f sg (genitive Sābratae); first declension

Sābrata (canonical feminine singular)
Sābratae (genitive)
Sābrata (nominative singular)
Sābratae (genitive singular)
Sābratae (dative singular)
Sābratam (accusative singular)
Sābratā (ablative singular)
Sābrata (singular vocative)
Sābratae (locative singular)
Sābratha (alternative)

A maritim town of Africa and birthplace of Domitilla the Elder


Oea

(historical) A city in Libya, one of the three cities of historical Tripoli, the one that would survive and take Tripoli as its modern name.


Oea

Oea f sg (genitive Oeae); first declension

Oeae (genitive)
Oea (nominative singular)
Oeae (genitive singular)
Oeae (dative singular)
Oeam (accusative singular)
Oeā (ablative singular)
Oea (singular vocative)
Oeae (locative singular)

From Ancient Greek Οἴα (Oía), the name of a city at the time of its capture by the Greek rulers of Cyrenaica, later hypothesized to be the same city as Oea, which the Greeks called Ἐώα (Eṓa), the name Οἴα (Oía) recorded as being from Punic 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤕 (wyʿt), apparently from an unknown name of an existing Berber village, the site of which Οἴα was built on.


Arsinoe

Arsinoē f sg (genitive Arsinoēs); first declension

Arsinoē (canonical feminine singular)
Arsinoēs (genitive)
Arsinoē (nominative singular)
Arsinoēs (genitive singular)
Arsinoae (dative singular)
Arsinoēn (accusative singular)
Arsinoē (ablative singular)
Arsinoē (singular vocative)
Arsinoēs (locative singular)
Arsinoa (alternative)

(historical) former name of Crocodilopolis, Fayum (a city in Egypt).


Barce

From Italian and Latin Barce, from Ancient Greek Βάρκη (Bárkē), from the local tribe of the Barraci.


Barce

Barcē f sg (genitive Barcēs); first declension

Barcē (canonical feminine singular)
Barcēs (genitive)
Barcē (nominative singular)
Barcēs (genitive singular)
Barcae (dative singular)
Barcēn (accusative singular)
Barcē (ablative singular)
Barcē (singular vocative)
Barcēs (locative singular)

English: Barce

Italian: Barce

English: Barce

From Ancient Greek Βάρκη (Bárkē), from the local tribe of the Barraci.

alternative form of Barca, Marj (a city in Libya)


Barka

From Arabic برقة (Barqa), from Byzantine Greek Βάρκη (Bárkē), from Ancient Greek, from the local tribe of the Barraci.

(historical) Alternative spelling of Barqa, former name of Marj: a city in Libya.


טריפולי

he-proper noun

טְרִיפּוֹלִי

טְרִיפּוֹלִי • (tripoli)

טְרִיפּוֹלִי (canonical)
tripoli (romanization)

Tripoli (the capital city of Libya, originally three separate settlements known as Oea, Sabratha, and Leptis Magna)


برنيق

ar-proper noun

بَرْنِيق • (barnīq) f

بَرْنِيق (canonical)
barnīq (romanization)
بَرْنِيق (definite diptote informal singular)
بَرْنِيقُ (definite diptote nominative singular)
بَرْنِيقَ (accusative definite diptote singular)
بَرْنِيقَ (definite diptote genitive singular)

Berenice II of Egypt
Pentapolis
Ptolemaic Kingdom
Ptolemy III Euergetes
de:Libya superior

From Ancient Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē). Upon the marriage of Ptolemy III of the Ptolemaic Kingdom to Berenice II of Egypt who latter had born in the region the Pentapolis of the later Libya superior was refounded and the city formerly called Εὐεσπερίδες (Euesperídes) was renamed to this name and relocated to its current centre.

بَنْغَازِيّ بنغازي#Arabic

Berenice (a city in Cyrenaica, Libya), historical name / synonym of بَنْغَازِيّ (banḡāziyy)


Λέπτις

grc-proper noun

Λέπτῐς • (Léptĭs) f (genitive Λέπτεως); third declension

Λέπτῐς (canonical)
Léptĭs (romanization)
Λέπτεως (genitive)
ἡ Λέπτῐς (nominative singular)
τῆς Λέπτεως (genitive singular)
τῇ Λέπτει (dative singular)
τὴν Λέπτῐν (accusative singular)
Λέπτῐ (singular vocative)

→ Latin: Leptis


Misrata

bor

Arabic مصراتة

Misratah (alternative)
Misurata (alternative)

The only path for the people of Misrata was to take on the Gaddafi forces, a fact that both civilians and rebel fighters were reconciled to.

2016 April 27, “The Battle of Misrata”, in Al Jazeera:

A port city on the Mediterranean, in northwestern Libya.


الخمس

ar-proper noun

الخُمْس • (al-ḵums) f

الخُمْس (canonical)
al-ḵums (romanization)
الْخُمْس (definite informal singular triptote)
الْخُمْسُ (definite nominative singular triptote)
الْخُمْسَ (accusative definite singular triptote)
الْخُمْسِ (definite genitive singular triptote)

Al-Khums (a city in Tripolitania, Libya)


Tơ-ri-pô-li

[təː˧˧ ɹi˧˧ po˧˧ li˧˧]

[təː˧˧ zi˧˧ po˧˧ li˧˧]

[təː˧˧ ɹɪj˧˧ pow˧˧ lɪj˧˧]

[təː˧˧ ɹɪj˧˧ pow˧˧ lɪj˧˧]


Tiriporī

Kua riro hoki i a Itāria te tāone nui o Tiriporī.

And Italy has taken the city of Tripoli.


Tobruk

A city and port on the Mediterranean in eastern Libya.


Derna

Dernah (alternative)
Darnah (alternative)
Darna (alternative)

A city and port in Derna district, in north-eastern Libya.


Ajdabiya

A town, the capital of Al Wahat district, 150 km south of Benghazi, Libya.


طرابلس الغرب

طَرَابُلُس الغَرْب

طَرَابُلُس الغَرْب • (ṭarābulus al-ḡarb) f

طَرَابُلُس الغَرْب (canonical)
ṭarābulus al-ḡarb (romanization)
طَرَابُلُس الغَرْب (construct diptote informal singular)
طَرَابُلُسُ الغَرْبِ (construct diptote nominative singular)
طَرَابُلُسَ الغَرْبِ (accusative construct diptote singular)
طَرَابُلُسِ الغَرْبِ (construct diptote genitive singular)

ar-decl-noun

طَرَابُلُس:di

desc

→ Ottoman Turkish: طرابلس غرب (tarâbülüs-i garb)

Turkish: Trablusgarp

Literally, “Tripoli of the West”, to distinguish it from طَرَابُلُس الشَّام (ṭarābulus aš-šām, literally “Tripoli of Syria”).


طرابلس غرب

Turkish: Trablusgarp

Borrowed from Arabic طَرَابُلُس الْغَرْب (ṭarābulus al-ḡarb).

bor+

طَرَابُلُس الْغَرْب


Trablusgarp

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish طرابلس غرب (tarâbülüs-i garb), from Arabic طَرَابُلُس الْغَرْب (ṭarābulus al-ḡarb, literally “Tripoli of the West”), as opposed to طَرَابُلُس الشَّام (ṭarābulus aš-šām, literally “Tripoli of Syria”) (whence Turkish Trablusşam (Ottoman Turkish طرابلس شام (tarâbülüs-i şâm))).

der

طَرَابُلُس الْغَرْب


Gharyan

A city in Jabal al Gharbi District, north-western Libya.


Zuwarah

A city, the capital of Nuqat al Khams district, north-west Libya.


Marj

al-Marj (alternative)
Al Marj (alternative)
Merj (alternative)
el-Merj (alternative)
El Merj (alternative)

From Arabic المَرْج (al-Marj), from ال (al-, “the, place of the”) + مَرْج (marj, “meadow”).

A city in Libya, the ancient Barca and medieval Barqa.


Триполі

uk-proper noun

Три́полі • (Trýpoli) n inan (indeclinable)

Три́полі (canonical)
Trýpoli (romanization)

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سبها

ar-proper noun

سَبْهَا • (sabhā) f

سَبْهَا (canonical)
sabhā (romanization)

→ Azerbaijani: Səbha

→ Persian: سبها (sabhâ)


سبها

head

سبها • (sabhâ)

fa-proper noun

سبها • (sabhâ)


Səbha

az-proper noun

Səbha (definite accusative Səbhanı, plural Səbhalar)

Səbhanı (accusative definite)
Səbhalar (plural)
Səbha (nominative singular)
Səbhalar (nominative plural)
Səbhanı (accusative definite singular)
Səbhaları (accusative definite plural)
Səbhaya (dative singular)
Səbhalara (dative plural)
Səbhada (locative singular)
Səbhalarda (locative plural)
Səbhadan (ablative singular)
Səbhalardan (ablative plural)
Səbhanın (definite genitive singular)
Səbhaların (definite genitive plural)
Səbham (first-person nominative possessive singular)
Səbhalarım (first-person nominative possessive singular)
Səbhan (nominative possessive second-person singular)
Səbhaların (nominative possessive second-person singular)
Səbhası (nominative possessive singular third-person)
Səbhaları (nominative possessive singular third-person)
Səbhamız (first-person nominative plural possessive)
Səbhalarımız (first-person nominative plural possessive)
Səbhanız (nominative plural possessive second-person)
Səbhalarınız (nominative plural possessive second-person)
Səbhası (nominative plural possessive third-person)
Səbhaları (nominative plural possessive third-person)
Səbhamı (accusative first-person possessive singular)
Səbhalarımı (accusative first-person possessive singular)
Səbhanı (accusative possessive second-person singular)
Səbhalarını (accusative possessive second-person singular)
Səbhasını (accusative possessive singular third-person)
Səbhalarını (accusative possessive singular third-person)
Səbhamızı (accusative first-person plural possessive)
Səbhalarımızı (accusative first-person plural possessive)
Səbhanızı (accusative plural possessive second-person)
Səbhalarınızı (accusative plural possessive second-person)
Səbhasını (accusative plural possessive third-person)
Səbhalarını (accusative plural possessive third-person)
Səbhama (dative first-person possessive singular)
Səbhalarıma (dative first-person possessive singular)
Səbhana (dative possessive second-person singular)
Səbhalarına (dative possessive second-person singular)
Səbhasına (dative possessive singular third-person)
Səbhalarına (dative possessive singular third-person)
Səbhamıza (dative first-person plural possessive)
Səbhalarımıza (dative first-person plural possessive)
Səbhanıza (dative plural possessive second-person)
Səbhalarınıza (dative plural possessive second-person)
Səbhasına (dative plural possessive third-person)
Səbhalarına (dative plural possessive third-person)
Səbhamda (first-person locative possessive singular)
Səbhalarımda (first-person locative possessive singular)
Səbhanda (locative possessive second-person singular)
Səbhalarında (locative possessive second-person singular)
Səbhasında (locative possessive singular third-person)
Səbhalarında (locative possessive singular third-person)
Səbhamızda (first-person locative plural possessive)
Səbhalarımızda (first-person locative plural possessive)
Səbhanızda (locative plural possessive second-person)
Səbhalarınızda (locative plural possessive second-person)
Səbhasında (locative plural possessive third-person)
Səbhalarında (locative plural possessive third-person)
Səbhamdan (ablative first-person possessive singular)
Səbhalarımdan (ablative first-person possessive singular)
Səbhandan (ablative possessive second-person singular)
Səbhalarından (ablative possessive second-person singular)
Səbhasından (ablative possessive singular third-person)
Səbhalarından (ablative possessive singular third-person)
Səbhamızdan (ablative first-person plural possessive)
Səbhalarımızdan (ablative first-person plural possessive)
Səbhanızdan (ablative plural possessive second-person)
Səbhalarınızdan (ablative plural possessive second-person)
Səbhasından (ablative plural possessive third-person)
Səbhalarından (ablative plural possessive third-person)
Səbhamın (first-person genitive possessive singular)
Səbhalarımın (first-person genitive possessive singular)
Səbhanın (genitive possessive second-person singular)
Səbhalarının (genitive possessive second-person singular)
Səbhasının (genitive possessive singular third-person)
Səbhalarının (genitive possessive singular third-person)
Səbhamızın (first-person genitive plural possessive)
Səbhalarımızın (first-person genitive plural possessive)
Səbhanızın (genitive plural possessive second-person)
Səbhalarınızın (genitive plural possessive second-person)
Səbhasının (genitive plural possessive third-person)
Səbhalarının (genitive plural possessive third-person)


Sabratha

la-proper noun

Sābratha f sg (genitive Sābrathae); first declension

Sābratha (canonical feminine singular)
Sābrathae (genitive)
Sābratha (nominative singular)
Sābrathae (genitive singular)
Sābrathae (dative singular)
Sābratham (accusative singular)
Sābrathā (ablative singular)
Sābratha (singular vocative)
Sābrathae (locative singular)


بنغازی

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بنغازی • (Bingâzi)

ota-proper noun

بنغازی • (Bingâzi)

Turkish: Bingazi

Apparently from earlier Arabic مرسى بني غازي (“port of ibn Ghazi”) first attested on a 1579 map by Ali al-Sharfi. Possibly a reference to a Muslim holy man Sidi ibn Ghazi. "Ibn Ghazi" itself can literally be translated as "son of the ghazi (warrior)".

der

مرسى بني غازي


Syrtis

la-noun

Syrtis f sg (genitive Syrtis); third declension

Syrtis (genitive)
Syrtis (nominative singular)
Syrtis (genitive singular)
Syrtī (dative singular)
Syrtim (accusative singular)
Syrtin (accusative singular)
Syrtī (ablative singular)
Syrtis (singular vocative)

French: Syrte
English: Syrte

Italian: Sirte

From Ancient Greek Σύρτις (Súrtis), q.v.

Sirte (a city in Libya) or its hinterland


Barqa

Barka (alternative)
Barqah (alternative)


تەرابۇلۇس

bor+

Borrowed from Arabic طَرَابُلُس (ṭarābulus)


Leptis Magna

la-proper noun

Leptis Magna f sg (genitive Leptis Magnae); third declension

Leptis Magnae (genitive)
Leptis Magna (nominative singular)
Leptis Magnae (genitive singular)
Leptī Magnae (dative singular)
Leptem Magnam (accusative singular)
Lepte Magnā (ablative singular)
Leptis Magna (singular vocative)
Leptī Magnae (locative singular)
Lepte Magnae (locative singular)

Calque of Ancient Greek Λέπτις μεγάλη (Léptis megálē), from either Punic 𐤋𐤐𐤒 (lpq) or Punic 𐤋𐤐𐤒𐤉 (lpqy), hypothesized to derive from Proto-Semitic [Term?] (“construction”); compare Arabic لفقة (“to invent, fabricate, or assemble”).

cal

Λέπτις μεγάλη

a former city in Libya, one of the cities of Tripoli that did not survive to modern times.


Ἀρσινόη

grc-proper noun

Ἀρσῐνόη • (Arsĭnóē) f (genitive Ἀρσῐνόης); first declension

Ἀρσῐνόη (canonical)
Arsĭnóē (romanization)
Ἀρσῐνόης (genitive)
ἡ Ἀρσῐνόη (nominative singular)
τῆς Ἀρσῐνόης (genitive singular)
τῇ Ἀρσῐνόῃ (dative singular)
τὴν Ἀρσῐνόην (accusative singular)
Ἀρσῐνόη (singular vocative)

Greek: Αρσινόη (Arsinói)

→ Coptic: ⲁⲣⲓⲥⲟⲛⲏ (arisonē)

→ Egyptian: jrsjrnꜣt

→ English: Arsinoë

→ French: Arsinoé

→ Latin: Arsinoē

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→ Ottoman Turkish: آرسین (arsin)
Turkish: Arsin

Arsinoe, Arsin (any of a number of cities in modern-day Cyprus, Egypt, Eritrea, Greece, Libya, and Turkey)