𐤀𐤋𐤔𐤉
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Phoenician
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from a local language.
Proper noun
[edit]𐤀𐤋𐤔𐤉 (ʾlšy /ʾalašiya/) f
- Cyprus (an island in the Mediterranean Sea)
Derived terms
[edit]- 𐤀𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤉 (ʾlšyy /ʾalašiyī/, “Cypriot”)
Related terms
[edit]- Ugaritic 𐎀𐎍𐎘𐎊 (ảlṯy, “Cyprus”)
- Akkadian 𒀀𒆷𒅆𒅀 (/Alašiya/, “Cyprus”)
- Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀨𐀯𐀍 (a-ra-si-jo /Alasios/, “Cyprus”)
References
[edit]- Guzzo, Amadasi M.G., Zamora, J.A. (2018 February 15) “The Phoenician Name of Cyprus: New Evidence from Early Hellenistic Times”, in Journal of Semitic Studies, volume 63, number 1, , pages 77–97