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Melqart

Melqart proper noun: the Phoenician god of the city of Tyre.

Proper noun

Melqart

  1. The Phoenician god of the city of Tyre

Forms of Melqart

alternative formMelcarth
alternative formMelicarthus
alternative formMelkart

Origin of Melqart

From Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕 (mlqrt), probably from 𐤌𐤋𐤊 (mlk, “king”) + 𐤒𐤓𐤕 (qrt, “city”) (compare Hebrew קרת (qeret)), literally meaning "king of the city".

Questions about Melqart

What does Melqart mean?
Melqart means the Phoenician god of the city of Tyre.
What part of speech is Melqart?
Melqart is a proper noun.

Words near Melqart in the dictionary

  1. melphidippid
  2. melphidippids
  3. Melpomene
  4. Melpomenean
  5. melpomenish
  6. Melqart
  7. melrose
  8. Melrose Park
  9. Melroses
  10. mels
  11. Melsetter

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