English Explanatory Dictionary

Mu-qed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The ancient Egyptian name for the Red Sea
  2. a pilgrimage and maritime trade route to ancient Punt / Ta Netjer (Horn of Africa's northern coast).

Word forms

Mu-qed

Etymology

* Egyptian: "inverted water"; "mu" is Ancient Egyptian for water; "qed" is cognate with the Somali verb "qod": to dig

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