knj

Egyptian

Etymology

From Northwest Semitic. Compare Hebrew גִּנָּה (ginnāh).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /kɛni/
  • Conventional anglicization: keni

Proper noun

  m./f. topo.

1. Gina (an ancient Canaanite settlement, identified with modern-day Jenin)

References

• Aḥituv, Shmuel (1984) “GINA”, in Canaanite Toponyms in Ancient Egyptian Documents, Jerusalem: The Magnes Press, The Hebrew University, →ISBN, page 103