ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ
Coptic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈmuːn/
Proper noun
Ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ • (Amoun) m
- (Bohairic) Amun, the hidden king of the Egyptian gods
- (Bohairic) Thebes, Egypt. Derived from Amun's role as the patron god of Thebes.
- a male given name from Egyptian
Derived terms
- ⲑⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ (thbaki nte piamoun) (The city of Amun)
- ⲫⲁⲡⲓⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ (phapiamoun)
Related terms
- ⲑⲉⲃⲁⲓⲥ (thebais, “Thebes”)
References
- Vocabularium coptico-Latinum, Gustav Parthey, 1844
- Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN