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hyksos

Hyk·sos
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hik-sohs, -sos]
    • /ˈhɪk soʊs, -sɒs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hik-sohs, -sos]
    • /ˈhɪk soʊs, -sɒs/

Definitions of hyksos word

  • noun hyksos a nomadic people who conquered and ruled ancient Egypt between the 13th and 18th dynasties, c1700–1580 b.c.: believed to have been a Semitic people that originally migrated into Egypt from Asia. 1
  • noun hyksos a member of a nomadic Asian people, probably Semites, who controlled Egypt from 1720 bc until 1560 bc 0
  • noun plural hyksos foreign (prob. Semitic) kings of Egypt (c. 1700-c. 1550 b.c.), traditionally considered to have formed the XVth & XVIth dynasties 0

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Origin of hyksos

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Greek Hyksṓs, perhaps < Egyptian ḥg(ʾ) ruler + h̬ʾst foreign land

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Parts of speech for Hyksos

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hyksos popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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