Etymology

Hyksos

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Ὑκσώς ← Egyptian ḥqꜣ-ḫꜣst
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  1. Egyptian · derived fromḥqꜣ-ḫꜣst“foreign ruler, Hyksos”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromὙκσώς
  3. English todayHyksos

From Ancient Greek Ὑκσώς (Huksṓs), Ὑξώς (Huxṓs), from Egyptian ḥqꜣ-ḫꜣst (“foreign ruler, Hyksos”), from ḥqꜣ (“ruler”) + ḫꜣst (“foreign land”).

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