Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nine bows

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: nine bows
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The traditional enemies of Ancient Egypt.

name

Alternative form of Nine Bows.

Etymology

Calque of Egyptian psḏt pḏt, from psḏt (“nine”) + pḏt (“bow”).

Questions

What does nine bows mean?: The traditional enemies of Ancient Egypt.
Where does nine bows come from?: Calque of Egyptian psḏt pḏt, from psḏt (“nine”) + pḏt (“bow”).

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