Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mu-qed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: mu-qed
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The ancient Egyptian name for the Red Sea

name

a pilgrimage and maritime trade route to ancient Punt / Ta Netjer (Horn of Africa's northern coast).

Etymology

* Egyptian: "inverted water"; "mu" is Ancient Egyptian for water; "qed" is cognate with the Somali verb "qod": to dig

Questions

What does mu-qed mean?: The ancient Egyptian name for the Red Sea
Where does mu-qed come from?: * Egyptian: "inverted water"; "mu" is Ancient Egyptian for water; "qed" is cognate with the Somali verb "qod": to dig

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