𐤀𐤋𐤔𐤉

𐤀𐤋𐤔𐤉

Phoenician

Etymology

Borrowed from a local language.

Proper noun

𐤀𐤋𐤔𐤉 (ʾlšy /ʾalašiya/) f

1. Cyprus (the island in the Mediterranean Sea).

Derived terms

• 𐤀𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤉‎ (ʾlšyy /ʾalašiyī/, “Cypriot”)

References

• Guzzo, Amadasi M.G.; Zamora, J.A. (2018-02-15) , “The Phoenician Name of Cyprus: New Evidence from Early Hellenistic Times”, in Journal of Semitic Studies, volume 63, issue 1, DOI:10.1093/jss/fgx037, pages 77–97