English Explanatory Dictionary

White Wall

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Memphis, Egypt or its central fortress

Word forms

White Wall

Etymology

Calque of Ancient Greek Λευκὸν τεῖχος (Leukòn teîkhos), itself calqued from Egyptian jnb-ḥḏ. Some of the modern uses are likely to be directly calqued from Egyptian.

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