

Central Atlas Tamazight: ⵉⵣⵎ ( izm ), ⴰⵢⵔⴰⴷ ( ayrad ).A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.Lion ( plural lions or lion, feminine lioness)

Semitic "labi/lavi" could either be a parent term to the Greek one or both could have evolved independently from a now lost root. Some argue that it is a borrowing from a Semitic language however evidence is not clear and the relation with Proto-Semitic *labiʾ- is not solid. Alternative forms įrom Middle English lyoun, lion, leon, borrowed from Old French lion, from Latin leō, ( accusative: leōnem), from Ancient Greek λέων ( léōn ). English A male lion The Royal Arms of England depict three golden lions.
