gꜣḏꜣty

Egyptian

Etymology

From Northwest Semitic. Compare Hebrew עַזָּה (ʿazzāh).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɡɑd͡ʒɑtiː/
  • Conventional anglicization: gadjaty

Proper noun

  m./f. topo.

1. Gaza (an ancient Canaanite city)

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of gꜣḏꜣty  

gꜣḏꜣtj	qꜣḏꜣtj	gꜣḏꜣtw	gꜣḏꜣṯ

References

• Aḥituv, Shmuel (1984) “GAZA”, in Canaanite Toponyms in Ancient Egyptian Documents, Jerusalem: The Magnes Press, The Hebrew University, →ISBN, pages 97–98