Levant
English
/ˈlɛv.ənt/, /ləˈvɑnt/
proper noun
Definitions
- The countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea, namely Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Cyprus (and sometimes, especially in a historical context, also including Turkey and Egypt, then part of the Ottoman Empire).
- An easterly wind, generally in the western Mediterranean Sea
Etymology
Borrowed from French levant (sun's point of rising, rising) derived from Latin levō (I soften, I lift, I relieve, I raise, rise, lift up, raise, mitigate, alleviate).
Origin
Latin
levō
Gloss
I soften, I lift, I relieve, I raise, rise, lift up, raise, mitigate, alleviate
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process