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Name 202148

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Name
Suera
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Type
 
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Etymology
This is a ghost-name; for a corrected reading, see Ref 704611 and Nam 202976.
Literature
NOM 4, no. 20e
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Name 202151

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Name
Simeron
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Structure
 
Type
 
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Origin
 
Etymology
This is most probably a ghost-name.
Literature
NOM 4, no. 12c
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Name 202153

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Name
Sirouminga
Gender
 
Structure
 
Type
 
Genealogy
 
Origin
 
Etymology
This is a ghost-name; for a corrected reading, see Ref 704612 and Nam 202977.
Literature
NOM 4, no. 22d
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Name 202154

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Name
Sitoumi
Gender
male
Structure
simple
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: ⲥⲩⲧⲟⲩ-, perhaps cognate with the Nobiin ⲥⲓⲧⲓ, 'plough' + -ⲙⲓ.
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common word: noun
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Name 202155

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Name
Sona
Gender
female
Structure
simple?
Type
monolingual?
Genealogy
Nubian?
Origin
local?
Etymology
Meaning: ⲥⲱⲛ-, possibly cognate with the Nobiin ⲥⲟⲛ-, 'to play' + -ⲁ (predicative) = 'the one who plays'.
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common word: participle
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Name 202156

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Name
Sophora
Gender
female
Structure
simple?
Type
monolingual?
Genealogy
Greek?
Origin
local?
Etymology
Meaning: most proably of Greek origin, deriving from either σώφρων, 'of sound mind', or – less probably – σοφός, 'wise'. The Greek genealogy is also indicated by the feminine ending -α.
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Name 202158

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Name
Tainen
Gender
male
Structure
unknown
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: perhaps derived from ⲧⲁⲉⲓ-, 'share'.
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Name 202159

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Name
Taia
Gender
female
Structure
simple
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: perhaps cognate with the Nobiin ⲧⲁⲓⲁ, 'group, flock, herd', or ⲧⲁⲉⲓ-, 'share' + -ⲁ = 'the herd/share'?
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Name 202160

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Name
Taiprelli
Gender
 
Structure
 
Type
 
Genealogy
 
Origin
 
Etymology
This is a ghost-name; for a corrected reading, see Ref 703822 and Nam 200279.
Literature
NOM 4, no. 28b
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Name 202161

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Name
Takala
Gender
male
Structure
simple?
Type
monolingual?
Genealogy
Blemmyan/Beja?
Origin
foreign?
Etymology
If this is a Beja name, it can be analysed as either 'tákla', ‘wolf’, or 'taklél', title of the sheikh of the Beja (Reinisch 1895, p. 226).
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common word: noun
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Name 202164

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Name
Tamma
Gender
male
Structure
unknown
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: ⲧⲁⲙ-, perhaps cognate with the Nobiin ⲧⲁⲙ-, 'to speak (in sleep); wish; guess' + -ⲙⲁ (meaning/function unknown).
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Name 202165

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Name
Tamsi
Gender
male
Structure
unknown
Type
monolingual
Genealogy
Nubian
Origin
local
Etymology
Meaning: ⲧⲁⲙ-, perhaps cognate with the Nobiin ⲧⲁⲙ-, 'to speak (in sleep); wish; guess' + -ⲥⲓ (meaning/function unknown).
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