Etymology

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Today it means: The Phoenician god of the city of Tyre Full definition →

Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕
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  1. Phoenician · derived from𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕
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From Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕 (mlqrt), probably from 𐤌𐤋𐤊 (mlk, “king”) + 𐤒𐤓𐤕 (qrt, “city”) (compare Hebrew קרת (qeret)), literally meaning "king of the city".

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