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Mu-qed

Mu-qed proper noun: the ancient Egyptian name for the Red Sea.

Proper noun

Mu-qed

  1. The ancient Egyptian name for the Red Sea
  2. (broadly) a pilgrimage and maritime trade route to ancient Punt / Ta Netjer (Horn of Africa's northern coast).

Origin of Mu-qed

* Egyptian: "inverted water"; "mu" is Ancient Egyptian for water; "qed" is cognate with the Somali verb "qod": to dig

Questions about Mu-qed

What does Mu-qed mean?
Mu-qed means the ancient Egyptian name for the Red Sea.
What part of speech is Mu-qed?
Mu-qed is a proper noun.

Words near Mu-qed in the dictionary

  1. Mu'tazilites
  2. mu'umu'u
  3. mu-meson
  4. mu-mesons
  5. mu-metal
  6. Mu-qed
  7. Mu-tan-chiang
  8. Mu-yeh
  9. MUA
  10. muadhin
  11. muadhins

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