Etymology

Rafah

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Today it means: A governorate of Southern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine; in full, Rafah Governorate. Capital: Rafah. Full definition →

Arabic رَفَح ← Ancient Greek Ῥαφία ← Egyptian rpwḥw
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  1. Egyptian · derived fromrpwḥw
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromῬαφία
  3. Arabic · borrowed fromرَفَح
  4. English todayRafah

From Arabic رَفَح (rafaḥ), from Ancient Greek Ῥαφία (Rhaphía), from Egyptian rpwḥw r:Z1-p-w-bH:mDAt-xAst

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekῬαφία all →

raphia

Egyptianrpwḥw all →

raphia

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.