English word oasis comes from Egyptian wḥꜣt (Oasis, the Oasis region Cauldron.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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wḥꜣt | Egyptian (egy) | Oasis, the Oasis region Cauldron. |
wḥj | Demotic (egx-dem) | |
Ὄασις | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
Oasis | Late Latin (LL) | |
oasis | English (en) | A quiet, peaceful place or situation separated from surrounding noise or bustle.. A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert. |