English Explanatory Dictionary

Kemet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Synonym of Ancient Egypt.

Word forms

Kemet

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian kmt (“Egypt”): km-m-t:O49, ultimately from Egyptian km (“black”), referring to the fertile black soil of the Nile Delta.

Synonyms

Ancient Egypt

Derived words

Kemetic Kemetism Kemite
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