HYKSOS


Meaning of HYKSOS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhik-ˌsäs, -ˌsōs ]

adjective

Etymology: Greek Hyksōs, dynasty ruling Egyptian, perhaps from Egyptian ḥq˒ʾ ruler + h̬˒ʾšt foreign land

Date: 1602

: of or relating to a Semite dynasty that ruled Egypt from about the 18th to the 16th century B.C.

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