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๐Žค๐Žข๐

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Old Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Egyptian
kAS
xAst
(k๊œฃลก),
kAz
xAst
(k๊œฃs),
kAsxAst
(k๊œฃs),
k
S
xAst
(kลก),
k
N38
ixAst
(kลกj).[1]

Either independently derived or potentially via Neo-Babylonian ๐’†ณ๐’…—๐’‹› (KURka-si /โ Kasiโ /), ๐’†ณ๐’…—๐’…† (KURka-ลกi /โ Kaลกiโ /), ๐’†ณ๐’…—๐’€€๐’Šญ (KURka-a-ลกa /โ Kฤลกaโ /), ๐’†ณ๐’†ช๐’Œ‹๐’…† (KURku(-u)-ลกi /โ Kลซลกiโ /), ๐’†ณ๐’†ช๐’Œ‹๐’‹› (KURku(-u)-si /โ Kลซsiโ /), ๐’†ช๐’Š“๐’€€๐’€€ (ku-sa-a(-a) /โ Kusฤโ /) which are not from Old Persian, but directly from Egyptian themselves.[1]

Cognate with Late Babylonian ๐’†ช๐’Œ‘๐’‹— (ku-รบ-ลกu /โ Kลซsuโ /), Hebrew ื›ื•ืฉ, Ancient Greek ฮงฮฟฯ…ฯ‚ (Khous).[1]

Proper noun

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๐Žค๐Žข๐ (Kuลกa)

  1. Kush
  2. Nubia

Derived terms

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References

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  1. โ†‘ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Heinrich Otten: "Kuลก, Kischiten." In: Dietz Otto Edzard (Ed.): Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archรคologie. Volume 6, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin/New York 1980โ€“1983, โ†’ISBN, pp. 374โ€“375.