Etymological Notes on Some Shared Cultic Terms in Ancient Egyptian and Arabic

Alexander Borg, Beata Sheyhatovitch

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Abstract

This etymological article resumes a project launched in Borg (2021) postulating “a prehistoric Egyptian diaspora in the evolution of the Arabic language.” Whereas Borg’s 2021 study addressed the general word stock shared by Ancient Egyptian and Arabic, the following article adduces a set of correspondences lexifying the cultic semantic domain and intimating possible conceptual continuities, linking the Arabic cultic repertoire to an Ancient Egyptian religious worldview.
Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationThe IOS Annual Volume 25: "Memories Near and Far"
EditorsYoram Cohen, Amir Gilan, Nathan Wasserman, Letizia Cerqueglini, Beata Sheyhatovitch, Michal Marmorstein
Place of PublicationLeiden ; Boston
Chapter4
Pages65-81
Number of pages17
ISBN (Electronic)9789004731783
DOIs
StatePublished - 2025

Publication series

NameThe IOS Annual
Volume25

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