gꜣḏꜣty

Egyptian

Etymology

From Northwest Semitic. Compare Hebrew עַזָּה (ʿazzāh).

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɡɑd͡ʒɑtiː/
- Conventional anglicization: gadjaty

Proper noun

m./f. topo.

Gaza (an ancient Canaanite city)

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of gꜣḏꜣty

gꜣḏꜣtj

qꜣḏꜣtj

gꜣḏꜣtw

gꜣḏꜣṯ

References

Aḥituv, Shmuel (1984) “GAZA”, in Canaanite Toponyms in Ancient Egyptian Documents, Jerusalem: The Magnes Press, The Hebrew University, →ISBN, pages 97–98

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