English
Rafah
Rafah comes from Arabic رَفَح, and goes back to Egyptian rpwḥw.
- Egyptianc. 3200 BCE–600 CErpwḥw
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῬαφίαRhaphía
- Arabicc. 500–presentرَفَحrafaḥ
- Englishearliest quotation 2024Rafah
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Egyptianc. 3200 BCE–600 CErpwḥw
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῬαφίαRhaphía
- Arabicc. 500–presentرَفَحrafaḥ
- Englishearliest quotation 2024Rafah
Earliest quotation: 2024, Oren Liebermann: “The United States paused a shipment of bombs to…”
Every English word from Egyptian rpwḥw
Today it means
name A governorate of Southern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine; in full, Rafah Governorate. Capital: Rafah.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Egyptian rpwḥw / Rafah