"lightland" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Calque of German Lichtland, itself a rough calque of Egyptian ꜣḫt, Ax-x*t:N18. Apparently first used in English by Miriam Lichtheim (3 May 1914 – 27 March 2004). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|de|Lichtland}} Calque of German Lichtland, {{der|en|egy|ꜣḫt}} Egyptian ꜣḫt Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lightland (uncountable)
  1. (Egyptology) Synonym of Akhet (the region in the sky in which the sun tarries just before it rises or after it sets) Wikipedia link: Miriam Lichtheim Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Ancient Egypt Synonyms: Akhet [synonym, synonym-of] Translations (place of sunrise or sunset): Lichtland [neuter] (Dutch), Ax-x*t:N18 (ꜣḫt) [feminine] (Egyptian), Lichtland [neuter] (German)
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