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Damietta

UK/ˌdæmɪˈɛtə/US/ˌdæmiːˈɛtə/

Damietta proper noun: a town in the Nile delta in Egypt.

Proper noun

Damietta

  1. A town in the Nile delta in Egypt.

Damietta meaning in Hindi and Arabic

Damietta in Hindi

town in the Nile delta in Egypt
डैमियेटा ḍaimiyeṭā

Damietta in Arabic

town in the Nile delta in Egypt
دُمْيَاط Dumyāṭ

Forms of Damietta

alternative formDalmietta

Origin of Damietta

From Medieval Latin Damietta, from the medieval pronunciation /dɑmˈjɑdi/ of Coptic ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲁϯ (Tamiati) with influence from Latin -etta (“-ette: forming diminutives”), the former sometimes hypothesized to be from Egyptian dmjt (“town, harbor”), from Egyptian d-mi-i-N21:Z1 (dmj, “mooring, port; town”) + t (-t, feminine ending).

Questions about Damietta

What does Damietta mean?
Damietta means a town in the Nile delta in Egypt.
What is Damietta in Hindi?
Damietta in Hindi is डैमियेटा (ḍaimiyeṭā). See Damietta meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Damietta?
Damietta is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Damietta?
Damietta is pronounced /ˌdæmiːˈɛtə/ (US).

Words near Damietta in the dictionary

  1. Damianos
  2. damiaoite
  3. Damico
  4. Damicos
  5. Damien
  6. Damietta
  7. Damiku
  8. Damin
  9. daming
  10. Damini
  11. daminozide

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