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קפריסין

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Etymology

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Derived from Jewish Babylonian Aramaic קַפְרִיסִין (qap̄rīsīn), from Ancient Greek Κῠ́προς (Kŭ́pros).

The previous name of the island is mostly associated with כיתים / כִּתִּים (kitím), mentioned in the Bible, which is from Phoenician 𐤊𐤕 (kt), 𐤊𐤕𐤉 (kty, Kition).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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קַפְרִיסִין (kafrisínf

  1. Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Europe but geographically part of West Asia)
    קפריסין הוא אי בים התיכון, מדרום לטורקיה וממערב לסוריה.
    Cyprus is an island in the Mediterranean, south of Turkey and west of Syria
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See also

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countries in Europe: מְדִינוֹת בְּאֵירוֹפָּה (m'dinót b'erópa) (appendix)edit