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Dhat al-Humam

Dhat al-Humam proper noun: a former city in Egypt.

Proper noun

Dhat al-Humam

  1. (historical) A former city in Egypt.
    • It was also a Persian tradition to describe the ecumene as an animal, often a bird: "The appearance of the world here below is divided in five: it is like the head of the bird, the two wings, the chest, the tail. The head of the world is China... The right wing is India and, beyond India, the sea...2018, Nicholas Elliott translating Christophe Picard as Sea of the Caliphs..., pp. 89–90

Dhat al-Humam meaning in Arabic

Dhat al-Humam in Arabic

Translations
ذات الحمام

Origin of Dhat al-Humam

From Arabic ذات الحمام (Ḏāt al-Ḥumām).

Questions about Dhat al-Humam

What does Dhat al-Humam mean?
Dhat al-Humam means a former city in Egypt.
What is Dhat al-Humam in Arabic?
Dhat al-Humam in Arabic is ذات الحمام. See Dhat al-Humam meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Dhat al-Humam?
Dhat al-Humam is a proper noun.

Words near Dhat al-Humam in the dictionary

  1. Dharumbal
  2. Dharwad
  3. dhas
  4. Dhashufaruhuraa
  5. Dhashugirifinolhu
  6. Dhat al-Humam
  7. dhat syndrome
  8. Dhatekarunahuttaa
  9. Dhatemulaidhua
  10. Dhathaidhuaa
  11. Dhatki

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