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語源

• Egyptian: "inverted water"; "mu" is Ancient Egyptian for water; "qed" is cognate with the Somali verb "qod": to dig

固有名詞

Mu-qed

1. The ancient Egyptian name for the Red Sea
2. (by extension) a pilgrimage and maritime trade route to ancient Punt / Ta Netjer (Horn of Africa's northern coast).

使用する際の注意点

The longer form of the name Mu-qed, The Great Sea of Inverted Water (Pa-ym-aa-n-mu-qed) typically refers to the Red Sea. In a more general sense, Mu-qed refers to the seasonal sea currents that sea navigators consider and use within ther travel preparations for sea voyages. The adjectival form of the term Mu-qed is Mu-qedite. The agent noun is likewise Mu-qedite, someone from coastal northeast Africa.