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Keftiu

Keftiu proper noun: a place mentioned in hieroglyphics in the Ptolemaic temple of Kom Ombo in Upper Egypt, generally believed to be Caphtor.

Proper noun

Keftiu

  1. A place mentioned in hieroglyphics in the Ptolemaic temple of Kom Ombo in Upper Egypt, generally believed to be Caphtor.

Origin of Keftiu

Borrowed from Egyptian kftjw.

Questions about Keftiu

What does Keftiu mean?
Keftiu means a place mentioned in hieroglyphics in the Ptolemaic temple of Kom Ombo in Upper Egypt, generally believed to be Caphtor.
What part of speech is Keftiu?
Keftiu is a proper noun.

Words near Keftiu in the dictionary

  1. kefirs
  2. Keflavik
  3. keftedes
  4. Keftian
  5. Keftians
  6. Keftiu
  7. kefuffle
  8. kefuffles
  9. kefyr
  10. kefyrs
  11. keg

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