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May 2, 2024, 10 tweets

Arabic has many names and epithets for the lion. Almost all are poetic and rarely used outside of literary texts and proper names. The only generic word for lion is أسد (asad), lioness is لبؤة (labu'ah) & cub is شبل (shibl.)

A thread on 9 Arabic names for the Lion…

1/ Asad - the usual word for lion

2/ Layth - Common as a proper male name

3/ Durgham - said to come from a root meaning ‘to choose heroes for battle.’

4/ Qaswarah

5/ Haydarah

6/ Sabantiy

7/ Dirbas

8/ Ghadanfar

9/ Usamah

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