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What do JORDAN, SUDAN, LEBANON mean, what does it refer to ? |
Travel Info I know in arabic all names have a meaning, what does the name of these coutnries mean thanks? Travel Tips Sudan is actually, "aswadan", that is plural of "aswad" means black. So Sudan means blacks. Jordan is the name of river in Jordan. Lebnon, sorry I have no clue. Others May be human names have meanings - but sure not countries! The name Lebanon ("Lubn膩n" in standard Arabic; "Lebnan" or "Lebn猫n" in local dialect) is derived from the Semitic root "LBN", which is linked to several closely-related meanings in various languages, such as white and milk. This is regarded as reference to the snow-capped Mount Lebanon. Occurrences of the name have been found in three of the twelve tablets of the Epic of Gilgamesh (2900 bc), the texts of the library of Ebla (2400 bc), and the Bible. The word Lebanon is also mentioned 71 times in the Old Testament. Sudan means country of Blacks. Jordan means the river in jordan Lebanon mean "white ones" http://www.abarim-publications.com/arie/... Jordan is originally named : Al-Mamlakah al-Urdunniyyah al-H膩拧imiyyah which means: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Jordan is a river flowing from Syria to Lebanon to Palestine to Jordan (it is mentioned in the Bible) Sudan is derived from the Arabic word Asswad or Sawad or Sood (black people)and it was called Bilad al Sudan (country of the Balck people) i know that jordan means in arabic the floating river OR the deep sleep... but lebanon i think it means glue in french but not sure about that... |
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