elephantine
31elephantine — el•e•phan•tine [[t]ˌɛl əˈfæn tin, taɪn, tɪn, ˈɛl ə fənˌtin, ˌtaɪn[/t]] adj. 1) pertaining to or resembling an elephant 2) of massive size; huge: elephantine buildings[/ex] 3) ponderous; clumsy • Etymology: 1620–30; < L < Gk …
32elephantine — /ɛləˈfæntaɪn/ (say eluh fantuyn) adjective 1. relating to or resembling an elephant. 2. huge; ponderous; clumsy: *And this was too much for the onlookers, just suited their elephantine sense of humour, already tickled by his un seamanlike… …
33Elephantine epoch — Elephantine El e*phan tine, a. [L. elephantinus of ivory, Gr. ?: cf. F. [ e]l[ e]phantin.] Pertaining to the elephant, or resembling an elephant (commonly, in size); hence, huge; immense; heavy; as, of elephantine proportions; an elephantine step …
34Elephantine tortoise — Elephantine El e*phan tine, a. [L. elephantinus of ivory, Gr. ?: cf. F. [ e]l[ e]phantin.] Pertaining to the elephant, or resembling an elephant (commonly, in size); hence, huge; immense; heavy; as, of elephantine proportions; an elephantine step …
35Éléphantine (papyrus araméens) — Données archéologiques sur la communauté juive d Éléphantine L île d Éléphantine La première trace de la présence d’Hébreux en Égypte se situe à Éléphantine, sous la domination perse. Antérieurement, si nous avons de nombreuses traces de la… …
36Elephantine papyri — The Elephantine Papyri are a collection of ancient Jewish manuscripts dating from the fifth century BCE. They come from a Jewish community at Elephantine, then called Yeb , the island in the Nile at the border of Nubia, which was probably founded …
37Elephantine Papyri — Hieratic, Demotic, and Greek papyri have been discovered during the excavations at Elephantine, but the term generally refers to the archives of Aramaic papyri found at this site at the end of the 19th century. These disclose a hitherto… …
38Elephantine Triad — Composed of Anquet, Khnemu, and Sati, whose shrines were at Yebu (Elephantine), southern frontier city of Ancient Egypt …
39Elephantine — geographical name island S Egypt in the Nile opposite Aswân population 1814 …
40elephantine — adjective /ɛl.ə.ˈfæn.tin,ɛl.ə.ˈfæn.tɪn,ɛl.ə.ˈfæn.taɪn/ a) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of elephants. b) Very large …
