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Ahhiyawa

Ahhiyawa proper noun: a land mentioned in ancient Hittite texts as lying to the west.

Proper noun

Ahhiyawa

  1. (historical) A land mentioned in ancient Hittite texts as lying to the west.

Origin of Ahhiyawa

Learned borrowing from Hittite 𒆳𒌷𒄴𒄭𒅀𒉿𒀀 (Aḫḫiyawa).

Questions about Ahhiyawa

What does Ahhiyawa mean?
Ahhiyawa means a land mentioned in ancient Hittite texts as lying to the west.
What part of speech is Ahhiyawa?
Ahhiyawa is a proper noun.

Words near Ahhiyawa in the dictionary

  1. aheylites
  2. ahh
  3. ahh, Bisto
  4. ahhed
  5. ahhing
  6. Ahhiyawa
  7. Ahhnold
  8. ahhs
  9. ahi
  10. ahia
  11. ahierarchical

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