Hyksos

English

plural noun
Definitions
  • (historical) A mixed group of Asiatic people from Western Asia who took over the eastern Nile Delta, ending the Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt and initiating the Second Intermediate Period.

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek Ὑκσώς derived from Egyptian ḥqꜣ-ḫꜣst (foreign ruler, Hyksos).

Origin

Egyptian

ḥqꜣ-ḫꜣst

Gloss

foreign ruler, Hyksos

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