ꜥkꜣ

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Egyptian

Etymology

From Northwest Semitic, possibly from Hebrew עַכּוֹ (ʿAkkō).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

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  m./f. topo.

  1. Acre, a city in Israel

Alternative forms

References

  • Aḥituv, Shmuel (1984) “Acco”, in Canaanite Toponyms in Ancient Egyptian Documents, Jerusalem: The Magnes Press, The Hebrew University, →ISBN, page 48
  • Simons, S. J. (1937) Handbook for the Study of Egyptian Topographical Lists Relating to Western Asia, pages 137, 139
  • Helck, Wolfgang, Otto, Eberhard (1975) “Akko”, in Lexikon der Ägyptologie, volumes 1: A – Ernte, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, pages 116–117