šꜣsw
Egyptian
proper noun
Definitions
- the Shasu, Semitic nomads originally from the area around Edom and , later also throughout southern Canaan
- the land of the Shasu, the area around Edom and
- (possibly) warlike nomads in general
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew (modern) שָׁסָה.
Origin
Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)
שָׁסָה
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- שָׁסָה Hebrew (modern)
- tꜣ Egyptian
- tꜣ šꜣsw yhwꜣ Egyptian
- yhwꜣ Egyptian