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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”).

noun senat

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

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"senet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/senet.

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@misc{senet_2026,
  title = {senet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/senet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}