Jamahiriya

See also: jamahiriya

English

Etymology

From Arabic جَمَاهِيرِيَّة (jamāhīriyya, “[state] of the masses”), which derives from جُمْهُورِيَّة (jumhūriyya, “republic”) by changing the first element, جُمْهُور (jumhūr, “public”), to its plural form, جَمَاهِير (jamāhīr, “the masses”).

Noun

Jamahiriya (uncountable)

1. (historical) State of the masses; people's republic; the form of the Libyan state ruled by Muammar Gaddafi from 1977-2011, during which time it was known first as the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya then as the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.

Translations

state of the masses (Libya)

• Arabic: جَمَاهِيرِيَّة f (jamāhīriyya)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 民眾國／民众国 (mínzhòngguó)

• Finnish: jamahiriya
• French: jamahiriya (fr) f
• German: Dschamahirija f
• Japanese: ジャマーヒリーヤ (jamāhirīya)
• Korean: 자마히리야 (jamahiriya)
• Persian: جماهیری (jamâhiri)
• Polish: dżamahirijja (pl) f
• Russian: джамахири́я (ru) f (džamaxiríja)
• Turkish: cemahiriye (tr)