Meanings
proper noun
- The ancient Egyptian name for the Red Sea
- broadlya pilgrimage and maritime trade route to ancient Punt / Ta Netjer (Horn of Africa's northern coast).
Origin
* Egyptian: "inverted water"; "mu" is Ancient Egyptian for water; "qed" is cognate with the Somali verb "qod": to dig
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Mu-qed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mu-qed
MLA
“Mu-qed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mu-qed. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mu-qed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mu-qed.
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