ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Egyptian ḏḥwtj (“Thoth”, literally “he who is like the ibis”)

, Thoth's Month:


Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (reconstructed Classical Coptic) /tʰoːwt/
  • IPA(key): (Late Coptic) /duwt/
  • IPA(key): (Greco-Bohairic pronunciation) /ˈθo.ut/

Proper noun

ⲡⲓⲐⲱⲟⲩⲧ • (piThōout) m

  1. (Bohairic, Egyptian mythology) Thoth, the Egyptian god of knowledge, writing, magic, and the moon.
  2. (Bohairic) January.

Derived terms

  • ⲙⲁⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ (manthōout, “Mantut, a town near Ashmunayn”)
  • ⲡⲣⲕⲉⲑⲁⲩⲧ (prkethaut, “Baragtawt, a town in Faiyum, modern al-Hamuli”)

See also

Egyptian calendar months (Bohairic): ⲛⲓⲁⲃⲟⲧ (niabot)edit

References

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