Etymology

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Today it means: An Ancient Egyptian board game, probably played as a strategy game similar to chess or go. Full definition →

Egyptian znt
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  1. Egyptian · borrowed fromznt
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Borrowed from Egyptian znt — hieroglyphs: z:n-t:N24The full name of the game in Egyptian was znt nt ḥꜥb, which means "game of passing". Compare with Coptic ⲥⲓⲛⲉ (sine, “passing, afternoon”).

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