Libya

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

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.

2012 April 18, David McKenzie, “Chad’s migrant workers pay price for Libya conflict”, in CNN:

A country in North Africa. Capital: Tripoli.


Libyan

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

More than 40,000 would-be migrants to Europe have been intercepted at sea since Italy began paying and equipping the Libyan coastguard to do so in 2017.

2020 February 13, Roland Oliphant, “'I have lost four years of my life': the desperate migrants stuck in squalid Libyan camps”, in The Telegraph:

Libies

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


Libyan

No one in Faya forgets that French air force raids drove the Libyans out of Faya, prompting them to abandon their tanks with less than Gaddafian revolutionary zeal and hightail it back home on foot.

2005, Jeffrey Tayler, Angry Wind: Through Muslim Black Africa by Truck, Bus, Boat, and Camel:

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:

A person from Libya or of Libyan descent.


Mediterranean Sea

Calque of Late Latin Mare Mediterraneum.


dinar

From Arabic دِينَار (dīnār) and Serbo-Croatian динар (also from Arabic), derived from the Latin dēnārius. Doublet of denar, denarius, denier, diner, dinero, and dinheiro.

doublet

Standing near Joseph, carrying a bag of taboon flatbreads, was Olivier, from Ivory Coast. He arrived a year ago and has been trying to save the 3,000 dinars (£780) he said it would cost to make the trip to Europe.

2023 March 30, Simon Speakman Cordall, “Tunisian morgue overflows as more people attempt risky sea crossing”, in The Guardian:

(numismatics) The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Serbia, Tunisia and (as denar) North Macedonia.


Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

(historical) The official name of Libya from 1977-2011.

Jamahiriya Arabe Libyenne

the official name of Libya from 1977-2011


Cyrene

From Latin Cyrene, from Ancient Greek Κυρήνη (Kurḗnē), of uncertain origin. Classical sources considered the Thessalian demigod the etymon for the Libyan city. Modern scholars variously derive the name from the Libyan spring Κύρα (Kúra) or, noting the myth attested before the spring or city, consider an existing Proto-Berber name to have been conflated with the Thessalian myths by early Greek colonists.

(historical) A former city near Shahhat, Libya.


Cyrenaicism

This reads like an avowal of Epicureanism or of the more selfish philosophy of pleasure known as Cyrenaicism.

1882 August, Contemporary Review, p. 214

(usually derogatory) Synonym of hedonism, particularly (ethics, chiefly historical) the specific beliefs of the philosophical school of Aristippus of Cyrene, advocating pursuit of sensual pleasure as the highest good.


Tripolitanian

An inhabitant or native of Tripolitania.


Cyrenian

en-adj

Cyrenian (comparative more Cyrenian, superlative most Cyrenian)

more Cyrenian (comparative)
most Cyrenian (superlative)
Cyrenean (alternative)
Cyrenaean (alternative)
Cyrenæan (alternative)

(chiefly historical) Synonym of Cyrenaican, of or related to Cyrenaica.


Cyrenaic

Cyrenaic (comparative more Cyrenaic, superlative most Cyrenaic)

more Cyrenaic (comparative)
most Cyrenaic (superlative)

From Latin Cyrenaicus, from Ancient Greek Κῡρηνᾰῐ̈κός (Kūrēnăĭ̈kós), from Κῡρηναῖος (Kūrēnaîos, “Cyrenian, n.”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic: forming adjectives”), from Κυρήνη (Kurḗnē, “Cyrene”) + -ιος (-ios, “-y: forming demonyms”), q.v. Equivalent to Cyrene + -ic or a backformation from Cyrenaica.

Cyrenaican

(chiefly historical) Synonym of Cyrenaican, of or related to Cyrenaica, the area around Cyrene in northeastern Libya.


Cyrenaic

Cyrenaican

(chiefly historical) Synonym of Cyrenaican, a person of or from Cyrenaica, the area around Cyrene in northeastern Libya.


Fezzan

Borrowed from Arabic فَزَّان (fazzān), from Latin Phazānia.

Fazzan (alternative)
Fazzān (alternative)


Aristippian

Aristippian (comparative more Aristippian, superlative most Aristippian)

more Aristippian (comparative)
most Aristippian (superlative)
Aristippan (alternative)

(chiefly historical) Synonym of Cyrenaic, of or related to Aristippus of Cyrene, Aristippus the Younger, or their school of philosophy.


Aristippian

Aristippians (plural)
Aristippan (alternative)

Cyrenaic

(chiefly historical) Synonym of Cyrenaic, an adherent of Cyrenaicism, the school of philosophy founded by Aristippus of Cyrene and codified by Aristippus the Younger.


Libyanize

en-verb

Libyanize (third-person singular simple present Libyanizes, present participle Libyanizing, simple past and past participle Libyanized)

Libyanizes (present singular third-person)
Libyanizing (participle present)
Libyanized (participle past)
Libyanized (past)


Libyanization

Both the Government and the Bank had decided that to begin with only the force of moral suasion and voluntary means will be used to initiate and promote the process of Libyanization of existing commercial banks.

1967, Bank of Libya: A Brief History of Its First Decade, 1956-1966, →OCLC, page 84:


Bornu

(historical) An independent kingdom (1380-1893), descended from the Kanem–Bornu Empire (700-1380), that covered much of modern Chad and parts of Libya, Niger, Nigeria, and Cameroon


Aristippan

en-adj

Aristippan (comparative more Aristippan, superlative most Aristippan)

more Aristippan (comparative)
most Aristippan (superlative)

(chiefly historical) Alternative form of Aristippian, of or related to Aristippus of Cyrene or Aristippus the Younger.


Aristippan

(chiefly historical) Alternative form of Aristippian, an adherent of Cyrenaicism, the school of philosophy founded by Aristippus of Cyrene and codified by Aristippus the Younger.


State of Libya

Official name of Libya: a country in North Africa.


farmla

Ultimately from Arabic فَرْمَلَة (farmala) via Libyan Arabic or Tunisian Arabic.

There were also the gold-embroidered sleeveless jackets, farmla, and a range of headdresses, qufiya, which have been mentioned briefly elsewhere.

1985, Caroline Stone, The Embroideries of North Africa, Longman Publishing Group:

Embroided vests known as Farmla, Jellabiya, and Fouta are made in Libya.

2024 June 22, Fouad Sabry, War Bonnet: Strategies and Tactics from the Battlefield to Command, One Billion Knowledgeable:

A traditional vest worn by men in Libya and Tunisia.