English
Litani
Litani comes from Arabic لَوَى ‘to bend, to curve, to contort’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentلَوَىlawā‘to bend, to curve, to contort’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentاللِّيطَانِيّ
- EnglishtodayLitani
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentلَوَىlawā‘to bend, to curve, to contort’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentاللِّيطَانِيّ
- EnglishtodayLitani
Every English word from Arabic لَوَى
Today it means
name A river in Lebanon; an east-west river in South Lebanon north of Israel and south of the Zahrani.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic لَوَى / Litani