Etymology

Ugarit

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Today it means: An ancient port city in northern Syria, discovered by accident in 1928 together with the Ugaritic texts. Full definition →

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  1. uga · learned borrowing fromrītu⁠/)
  2. English todayUgarit

Learned borrowing from Ugaritic 𐎜𐎂𐎗𐎚 (ủgrt /⁠ʾugarītu⁠/).

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