Libyanadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈlɪbɪən/,

/ˈlɪbjən/, U.S.

/ˈlɪbiən/

Etymology: < Libya + -an suffix.

A. adj.

Of or pertaining to Libya, the ancient name of a large country in North Africa, or to the modern state of Libya. By some philologists used as a designation for the Berber language, or for the group of modern Hamitic languages to which Berber belongs.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of North Africa > native or inhabitant of Libya > [adjective]

Libyca1542

Libyan1592

Libycan1607

1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. K2 And such a spirit it was that possest the Libian Sapho, and the Emprour Dioclesian.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 115 The Lybian Roes..are..inferiour to the Lybian horses.

c1620 T. Robinson Mary Magdalene (1899) i. ix. 70 The Thyme of Hybla, and the Libyan flore.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xii. 635 A Comet..with torrid heat, And vapour as the Libyan Air adust.

1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) III. 61 The Libyan prince, Psammetichus.

1845 Ld. Tennyson Dream Fair Women (rev. ed.) xxxvii, in Poems (ed. 3) I. 194 We drank the Libyan Sun to sleep.

1882 F. W. Newman Libyan Vocab. 3 The Libyan language..was but one, according to St. Augustine. Now there are at least four, the Kabail in Algeria, the Shilha in the mountains of Morocco, the Tuarik..beyond the Atlas, and the Ghadamsi at Ghadames.

1921 Handbk. Libya viii. 147 Head-quarters of the Libyan Battalion.

1956 H. S. Villard Libya xii. 154 In the suppression of native rebellions most of the educated Libyan leaders were exterminated.

1971 Encycl. Judaica XI. 205 During the Six Day War (1967)..widespread strikes of Libyan oil workers..brought the flow of oil to a temporary stop.

B. n.

a. An inhabitant of ancient or modern Libya.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of North Africa > native or inhabitant of Libya > [noun]

Libyan1607

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 41 Beares are tamed..for sports among the Roxolani and Libians.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 277 Whom Gentiles Ammon call and Libyan Jove.

1725 E. Combe tr. P.-D. Huet Weakness Human Understanding 117 He might be call'd a Libyan, because he stay'd a long while at Cyrene, a City in Libya.

1886 M. F. Sheldon tr. G. Flaubert Salammbô 11 A Libyan of colossal stature.

1956 H. S. Villard Libya xii. 155 The Libyans..continue to place restrictions on the entry of Italian citizens into Cyrenaica.

1975 Times 11 Jan. 12/6 The Libyans, still the most active of the governmental supporters of Arab extremists.

b. The Libyan language.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > Afro-Asiatic > [noun] > Berber

Shilha1713

Amazigh1826

Kabyle1882

Tuareg1882

Tamashek1885

Tunisian1902

Libyan1937

Guanche1939

1937 H. Pope St. Augustine of Hippo i. 18 In the purple-producing island of Girba..Libyan was spoken, as Berber indeed is to this day.

1939 L. H. Gray Found. Lang. xii. 366 Graffiti..of uncertain date and in a script which marks them off from ancient Libyan and from modern Tuareg alike.

Derivatives

† Libyc adj. (occasionallyLybic) [ < Greek Λιβυκός] Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of North Africa > native or inhabitant of Libya > [adjective]

Libyca1542

Libyan1592

Libycan1607

a1542 T. Wyatt Coll. Poems (1969) 84 The wandryng Troian knyght, Whom Junos wrath with stormes did force in Lybyke sandes to lyght.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. ii. sig. O3 On lybicke Ocean wide.

1619 E. M. Bolton tr. Florus Rom. Hist. iii. vi. 286 Gellius was set to waft vpon the Tuscan sea;..Lentulus vpon the Libyc.

1654 R. Vilvain tr. Enchiridium Epigr. 175 b Which dwelt in utmost Lybic coasts.

† Libycan adj. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of North Africa > native or inhabitant of Libya > [adjective]

Libyca1542

Libyan1592

Libycan1607

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 36 The attributes of this beast are many..as..night-ranging, lybican, menacing.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	libyan
释义	Libyanadj.n. Brit. /ˈlɪbɪən/, /ˈlɪbjən/, U.S. /ˈlɪbiən/ Etymology: < Libya + -an suffix. A. adj. Of or pertaining to Libya, the ancient name of a large country in North Africa, or to the modern state of Libya. By some philologists used as a designation for the Berber language, or for the group of modern Hamitic languages to which Berber belongs. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of North Africa > native or inhabitant of Libya > [adjective] Libyca1542 Libyan1592 Libycan1607 1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. K2 And such a spirit it was that possest the Libian Sapho, and the Emprour Dioclesian. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 115 The Lybian Roes..are..inferiour to the Lybian horses. c1620 T. Robinson Mary Magdalene (1899) i. ix. 70 The Thyme of Hybla, and the Libyan flore. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xii. 635 A Comet..with torrid heat, And vapour as the Libyan Air adust. View more context for this quotation 1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) III. 61 The Libyan prince, Psammetichus. 1845 Ld. Tennyson Dream Fair Women (rev. ed.) xxxvii, in Poems (ed. 3) I. 194 We drank the Libyan Sun to sleep. 1882 F. W. Newman Libyan Vocab. 3 The Libyan language..was but one, according to St. Augustine. Now there are at least four, the Kabail in Algeria, the Shilha in the mountains of Morocco, the Tuarik..beyond the Atlas, and the Ghadamsi at Ghadames. 1921 Handbk. Libya viii. 147 Head-quarters of the Libyan Battalion. 1956 H. S. Villard Libya xii. 154 In the suppression of native rebellions most of the educated Libyan leaders were exterminated. 1971 Encycl. Judaica XI. 205 During the Six Day War (1967)..widespread strikes of Libyan oil workers..brought the flow of oil to a temporary stop. B. n. a. An inhabitant of ancient or modern Libya. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of North Africa > native or inhabitant of Libya > [noun] Libyan1607 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 41 Beares are tamed..for sports among the Roxolani and Libians. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 277 Whom Gentiles Ammon call and Libyan Jove. View more context for this quotation 1725 E. Combe tr. P.-D. Huet Weakness Human Understanding 117 He might be call'd a Libyan, because he stay'd a long while at Cyrene, a City in Libya. 1886 M. F. Sheldon tr. G. Flaubert Salammbô 11 A Libyan of colossal stature. 1956 H. S. Villard Libya xii. 155 The Libyans..continue to place restrictions on the entry of Italian citizens into Cyrenaica. 1975 Times 11 Jan. 12/6 The Libyans, still the most active of the governmental supporters of Arab extremists. b. The Libyan language. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Afro-Asiatic > [noun] > Berber Shilha1713 Amazigh1826 Kabyle1882 Tuareg1882 Tamashek1885 Tunisian1902 Libyan1937 Guanche1939 1937 H. Pope St. Augustine of Hippo i. 18 In the purple-producing island of Girba..Libyan was spoken, as Berber indeed is to this day. 1939 L. H. Gray Found. Lang. xii. 366 Graffiti..of uncertain date and in a script which marks them off from ancient Libyan and from modern Tuareg alike. Derivatives † Libyc adj. (occasionallyLybic) [ < Greek Λιβυκός] Obsolete ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of North Africa > native or inhabitant of Libya > [adjective] Libyca1542 Libyan1592 Libycan1607 a1542 T. Wyatt Coll. Poems (1969) 84 The wandryng Troian knyght, Whom Junos wrath with stormes did force in Lybyke sandes to lyght. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. ii. sig. O3 On lybicke Ocean wide. 1619 E. M. Bolton tr. Florus Rom. Hist. iii. vi. 286 Gellius was set to waft vpon the Tuscan sea;..Lentulus vpon the Libyc. 1654 R. Vilvain tr. Enchiridium Epigr. 175 b Which dwelt in utmost Lybic coasts. † Libycan adj. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of North Africa > native or inhabitant of Libya > [adjective] Libyca1542 Libyan1592 Libycan1607 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 36 The attributes of this beast are many..as..night-ranging, lybican, menacing. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.a1542
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