senet

The English word “senet” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

An Ancient Egyptian board game, probably played as a strategy game similar to chess or go.

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian znt — hieroglyphs: z:n-t:N24The full name of the game in Egyptian was znt nt ḥꜥb, which means "game of passing". Compare with Coptic ⲥⲓⲛⲉ (sine, “passing, afternoon”).

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