kꜣš

See also: kꜣs and Appendix:Variations of "ks"

Egyptian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /kɑʃ/
- Conventional anglicization: kash

Proper noun

m./f. topo.

Cush, a kingdom in northern Sudan

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of kꜣš

kš

kꜣs

kꜣs

archaic by Middle Egyptian

Derived terms

kꜣštꜣ

Descendants

Demotic: ⁠⁠ (jkš)
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲉⲑⲱϣ (ethōš)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲉϭⲱϣ (ecōš)
→ Akkadian: 𒆳𒆪𒌑𒋢 (Kūsu)
- → Old Persian: 𐎤𐎢𐏁𐎠𐎹 (ku-u-š-a-y /⁠Kušāya⁠/)^[1]

References

Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN

^ Heinrich Otten: "Kuš, Kischiten." In: Dietz Otto Edzard (Ed.): Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie. Volume 6, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin/New York 1980–1983, →ISBN, pp. 374–375.