𐤌𐤕𐤕

Philistine

Etymology

Likely assimilated from an earlier form [script needed] (*Mattint) or [script needed] (*Mantint), and therefore from a common West Semitic root, compare Hebrew מַתָּנָה (matānā, “gift”), Hebrew נָתַן (nātán, “to give”), Aramaic נָתַן (nātan, “to give”), Aramaic נְתַן (nətan, “to give; to put”), Phoenician 𐤉𐤕𐤍 (ytn, “to give”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miːtiːt/, /matiːt/

Proper noun

𐤌𐤕𐤕 (MTT) m

1. Mitinti, the name of several Philistine kings
   • Seal of Abd-eliab, c. 7th century BC:

     𐤋𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤀𐤋𐤀𐤁
     𐤁𐤍 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤕
     𐤏𐤁𐤃 𐤌𐤕𐤕 𐤁𐤍
     𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤀

     (Belonging) to ʿAbdʾeliʾab,
     son of Shibʿat,
     servant of Mitinti, son of
     Sidqa

2. a male given name

Descendants

• → Akkadian: 𒈪𒋾𒅔𒋾 (mi-ti-in-ti)
  • → English: Mitinti