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Abydos

US/əˈbaɪ.dɑs/

Abydos proper noun: an ancient city in Egypt with archaeological interest.

Proper noun

Abydos

  1. An ancient city in Egypt with archaeological interest.
  2. An ancient city of Mysia in northwest Asia Minor in modern Turkey, on the Hellespont.

Abydos meaning in Urdu, Malayalam, Arabic and Persian

Abydos in Urdu

ancient city in Egypt
ابیدوس

Abydos in Malayalam

ancient city in Egypt
അബിഡോസ് abiḍōsŭ

Abydos in Arabic

ancient city in Egypt
أبيدوس

Abydos in Persian

ancient city in Egypt
ابیدوس

Origin of Abydos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄβυδος (Ábudos), from Egyptian Ab-b-Dw:O49 (ꜣbḏw).

Words formed from Abydos

Words that rhyme with Abydos

Questions about Abydos

What does Abydos mean?
Abydos means an ancient city in Egypt with archaeological interest.
What is Abydos in Urdu?
Abydos in Urdu is ابیدوس. See Abydos meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is Abydos?
Abydos is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Abydos?
Abydos is pronounced /əˈbaɪ.dɑs/ (US).

Words near Abydos in the dictionary

  1. abyde
  2. Abydene
  3. Abydenes
  4. abydocomist
  5. abydocomists
  6. Abydos
  7. abye
  8. abyed
  9. Abyei
  10. abyeing
  11. abyes

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