"Hyksos" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Hycsos [alternative]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ὑκσώς (Huksṓs), Ὑξώς (Huxṓs), from Egyptian ḥqꜣ-ḫꜣst (“foreign ruler, Hyksos”), from ḥqꜣ (“ruler”) + ḫꜣst (“foreign land”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|Ὑκσώς}} Ancient Greek Ὑκσώς (Huksṓs), {{der|en|egy|ḥqꜣ-ḫꜣst||foreign ruler, Hyksos}} Egyptian ḥqꜣ-ḫꜣst (“foreign ruler, Hyksos”) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Hyksos pl (plural only)
  1. (historical) A mixed group of Asiatic people from Western Asia who took over the eastern Nile Delta, ending the Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt and initiating the Second Intermediate Period. Wikipedia link: Hyksos Tags: historical, plural, plural-only

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