Imhotep

English

Etymology

From Egyptian jj-m-ḥtp (literally “(the one) coming in peace, (the one) returning home safely”):

from the perfective active participle of jj (“to come, to return”) + m ḥtp (“in peace, safely”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪmˈhoʊ.tɛp/
• Hyphenation: Im‧ho‧tep

Proper noun

Imhotep

1. An Ancient Egyptian priest, the inventor of the pyramid.
2. (rare) A male given name from Egyptian.

Translations

Translations

• Arabic: إمحوتب m
• Czech: Imhotep m
• Egyptian: (jj-m-ḥtp)
• German: Imhotep m
• Greek: Ιμχοτέπ (el) m (Imchotép)

  Ancient: Ἰμούθης m (Imoúthēs)

• Irish: Imhóteip m
• Japanese: イムホテプ (Imuhotepu)
• Russian: Имхоте́п (ru) (Imxotép)
• Slovak: Imhotep m