𐤀𐤋𐤔𐤉

Phoenician

Etymology

Borrowed from a local language.

Proper noun

𐤀𐤋𐤔𐤉 (ʾlšy ʾalašiya) f

  1. Cyprus (the island in the Mediterranean Sea).

Derived terms
  • 𐤀𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤉‎ (ʾlšyy /ʾalašiyī/, “Cypriot”)

References
  • Guzzo, Amadasi M.G.; Zamora, J.A. (2018-02-15), “The Phoenician Name of Cyprus: New Evidence from Early Hellenistic Times”, in Journal of Semitic Studies, volume 63, issue 1, →DOI, pages 77–97
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