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kizzuwatna

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kiz-zuwat-na
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient Anatolian kingdom situated in the highlands of southeastern Anatolia, near the Gulf of İskenderun in modern-day Turkey, and centered on the city of Kummanni.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Hittite 𒆳𒌷𒆠𒄑𒍪𒉿𒀜𒈾 (KURᵁᴿᵁki-iz-zu-wa-at-na /⁠Kizzuwatna⁠/) possibly from [script needed] (kēz, “from here, on this side”) + 𒌓𒉈𒂊 (utnē, “land”), translating to the equivalent of "the land on this (to the) side". Compare Neo-Assyrian 𒌷𒆠𒋢𒀜𒉌 (ᵁᴿᵁki-su-at-ni /⁠Kisuatni⁠/), Egyptian q-A-DA-wA-d:n-xAst (qꜣḏꜣwꜣdn) and qd-d:y-xAst (qdy), and Ancient Greek Καταονία (Kataonía).

Inflected Forms

Kizzuwadna (alternative)

Questions

What does kizzuwatna mean?
An ancient Anatolian kingdom situated in the highlands of southeastern Anatolia, near the Gulf of İskenderun in modern-day Turkey, and centered on the city of Kummanni.
Where does kizzuwatna come from?
Learned borrowing from Hittite 𒆳𒌷𒆠𒄑𒍪𒉿𒀜𒈾 (KURᵁᴿᵁki-iz-zu-wa-at-na /⁠Kizzuwatna⁠/) possibly from [script needed] (kēz, “from here, on this side”) + 𒌓𒉈𒂊 (utnē, “land”), translating to the equivalent of "the land on this (to the) side". Compare Neo-Assyrian 𒌷𒆠𒋢𒀜𒉌 (ᵁᴿᵁki-su-at-ni /⁠Kisuatni⁠/), Egyptian q-A-DA-wA-d:n-xAst (qꜣḏꜣwꜣdn) and qd-d:y-xAst (qdy), and Ancient Greek Καταονία (Kataonía).

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