ⲑⲟⲟⲩⲧ

Coptic

Thoth, in one of his forms as an ibis-headed man

Alternative forms

• ⲑⲱⲧⲑ (thōtth) — Bohairic, Sahidic
• ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ (thōout) — Bohairc
• ⲑⲱⲑ (thōth) — Bohairic, Sahidic
• ⲑⲁⲩⲇ (thaud) — Fayyumic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Sahidic) /tʰoːwt/

Proper noun

ⲡⲉⲐⲟⲟⲩⲧ • (peThoout) m

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

Related terms

• ⲓⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ (ianouarios)
• ⲓⲟϩ (ioh)
• ⲉⲣⲙⲏⲥ (ermēs)

See also

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

• Ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ (Thōout)
• Ⲡⲁⲟⲡⲓ (Paopi)
• Ϩⲁⲑⲱⲣ (Hathōr)
• Ⲭⲟⲓⲁⲕ (Khoiak)
• Ⲧⲱⲃⲓ (Tōbi)
• Ⲙⲉϣⲓⲣ (Mešir)
• Ⲫⲁⲙⲉⲛⲱⲑ (Phamenōth)
• Ⲫⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲑⲓ (Pharmouthi)
• Ⲡⲁϣⲟⲛⲥ (Pašons)
• Ⲡⲁⲱⲛⲓ (Paōni)
• Ⲉⲡⲏⲡ (Epēp)
• Ⲙⲉⲥⲟⲣⲏ (Mesorē)
• (ⲡⲓⲔⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲃⲟⲧ) ((piKouči nabot))

References

• Vocabularium coptico-Latinum, Gustav Parthey, 1844