𐤀𐤋𐤔𐤉

Phoenician

Etymology

Borrowed from a local language.

Proper noun

𐤀𐤋𐤔𐤉 (ʾlšy /ʾalašiya/) f

Cyprus (an island in the Mediterranean Sea)

Derived terms

𐤀𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤉 (ʾlšyy /⁠ʾalašiyī⁠/, “Cypriot”)

Related terms

Ugaritic 𐎀𐎍𐎘𐎊 (ảlṯy, “Cyprus”)
Akkadian 𒀀𒆷𒅆𒅀 (/⁠Alašiya⁠/, “Cyprus”)
Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀨𐀯𐀍 (a-ra-si-jo /⁠Alasios⁠/, “Cyprus”)

References

Guzzo, Amadasi M.G., Zamora, J.A. (2018 February 15) “The Phoenician Name of Cyprus: New Evidence from Early Hellenistic Times”, in Journal of Semitic Studies, volume 63, number 1, →DOI, pages 77–97

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