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Leptis Magna
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English
Etymology
en grc xpu sem-pro
From en la Leptis Magna.
Proper noun
1
en historical en former city c/Libya, one of the cities of Tripoli that did not survive to modern times.
en Cities in the Roman Empire
Latin
Etymology
la Itineraria Phoenicia by Edward Lipiński claims the existence of the Proto-Semitic root and identifies it with لفقة, but does not indicate what that root might be.
la grc Λέπτις μεγάλη, from either la xpu 𐤋𐤐𐤒 or la xpu 𐤋𐤐𐤒𐤉, hypothesized to derive from la sem-pro construction; compare Arabic ar لفقة to invent, fabricate, or assemble.
Proper noun
Leptis<3.F.loc> Magna<+>
la former city c/Libya, one of the cities of Tripoli that did not survive to modern times.
Declension
Leptis<3.F.loc> Magna<+>
la Cities in Libya