Ahhiyawa is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Ahhiyawa in a sentence
Ahhiyawa meaning
A land mentioned in ancient Hittite texts as lying to the west.
Using Ahhiyawa
- The main meaning on this page is: A land mentioned in ancient Hittite texts as lying to the west.
- In the example corpus, ahhiyawa often appears in combinations such as: the ahhiyawa.
Context around Ahhiyawa
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ahhiyawa
- In this selection, "ahhiyawa" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, hittite stand out and add context to how "ahhiyawa" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the ahhiyawa most probably and king of ahhiyawa and the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ahhiyawa" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ahhiyawa
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Atreids in Asia Minor Map showing the Hittite empire and the Ahhiyawa (most probably the Achaeans). (16 words)
It is possible that the Trojan War was a conflict between the king of Ahhiyawa and the Assuwa confederation. (19 words)
It has been proposed that Ekwesh of the Egyptian records may relate to Achaea (compared to Hittite Ahhiyawa), whereas Denyen and Tanaju may relate to Classical Greek Danaoi. (28 words)
The identifications of Wilusa with Troy and of the Ahhiyawa with Homer's Achaeans remain somewhat controversial but gained enough popularity during the 1990s to be considered majority opinion. (29 words)
It has been proposed that Ekwesh of the Egyptian records may relate to Achaea (compared to Hittite Ahhiyawa), whereas Denyen and Tanaju may relate to Classical Greek Danaoi. (28 words)
It is possible that the Trojan War was a conflict between the king of Ahhiyawa and the Assuwa confederation. (19 words)
Example sentences (4)
Atreids in Asia Minor Map showing the Hittite empire and the Ahhiyawa (most probably the Achaeans).
It has been proposed that Ekwesh of the Egyptian records may relate to Achaea (compared to Hittite Ahhiyawa), whereas Denyen and Tanaju may relate to Classical Greek Danaoi.
It is possible that the Trojan War was a conflict between the king of Ahhiyawa and the Assuwa confederation.
The identifications of Wilusa with Troy and of the Ahhiyawa with Homer's Achaeans remain somewhat controversial but gained enough popularity during the 1990s to be considered majority opinion.
Common combinations with ahhiyawa
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: