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Elephantine
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elephantine éléphantine Éléphantine
English
Etymology
en la Elephantīnē, from en grc Ἐλεφαντίνη.
Proper noun
en Q284009 An island in the river Nile, and the ancient city that occupied it.
Translations
an island
Arabic: ar إِلْفَنْتِين f
Egyptian Arabic: arz جزيرة الفنتين Gazīrat il-Fantīn
Aramaic: arc יב
Azerbaijani: az Elefantina
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 象岛
Coptic: cop ⲓⲏⲃ
Egyptian: ꜣbw f Ab-b-W-W6:N25
French: fr Éléphantine f
Greek: el Ελεφαντίνη f
Ancient Greek: grc Ἐλεφαντίνη f, grc Ἰηβ
Hebrew: he יב yev
Italian: it Elefantina f
Latin: la Elephantīnē f
Persian:
Iranian Persian: fa-ira اِلِفانْتین
Polish: pl Elefantyna f
Portuguese: pt Elefantina f
Romanian: ro Elefantina f
Russian: ru Элефанти́на f
Spanish: es Elefantina f
Turkish: tr Elefantin
Ukrainian: uk Елефанти́на f
Uzbek: uz Elefantina
Adjective
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Of, from, or pertaining to Elephantine or the Elephantine people.
Translations
of, from, or pretaining to the island
Arabic: ar إِلْفَنْتِينِيّ f
Egyptian Arabic: arz فنتيني fantīnī
French: fr éléphantin
See also
Elephantine papyri
Latin
Alternative forms
la Elephantīna
Etymology
la Elephantīnē :bor grc:Ἐλεφαντίνη + 1
Pronunciation
Elephantīnē
Proper noun
Elephantīnē<1.loc>
en Elephantine ancient island city in Egypt
Declension
Elephantīnē<1.loc>
Descendants
1 en Elephantine
1 fr Éléphantine
1 it Elefantina
1 pt Elefantina
1 ro Elefantina
1 es Elefantina
References
la Cities Egypt Islands