How to say "Lebanon" in Arabic
CognateMeaningLebanon
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
لُبْنَان
lubnānלבנאן
لبنان
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
לבנון
levanonلِڤَانُون
How the two words are related
Cognate
Same Semitic root, same meaning — you already know this word.
Arabic root
ل-ب-نHebrew root
ל-ב-ןBoth names come from the same root ל-ב-ן 'white' — the snow-capped peaks of Mount Lebanon, visible far out at sea, gave the range (and the country) its name in Hebrew and Arabic alike.
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In a phrase
لُبْنَان بَلَد جَمِيل
lubnān balad jamīlלבנאן בלד ג'מילLebanon is a beautiful country