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.

1. 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/)

References

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