Etymology

Tanta

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Today it means: A city in Egypt, between Cairo and Alexandria. Full definition →

Arabic طَنْطَا ← Coptic ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲑⲟ
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  1. Coptic · derived fromⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲑⲟ
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromطَنْطَا
  3. English todayTanta

Borrowed from Arabic طَنْطَا (ṭanṭā), from Coptic ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲑⲟ (tantatho).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.