ⲑⲱⲑ

Coptic

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

Alternative forms

ⲑⲱⲧⲑ (thōtth) – Bohairic, Sahidic
ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ (thōout) – Bohairic
ⲑⲟⲟⲩⲧ (thoout) – Sahidic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Θώθ (Thṓth), from Egyptian ḏḥwtj (“Thoth”, literally “he who is like the ibis”)

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Proper noun

ⲡⲓⲐⲱⲑ (piThōth) m

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

Related terms

See also

(Egyptian (Bohairic) calendar months) ⲛⲓⲁⲃⲟⲧ (abot); Ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ, Ⲡⲁⲟⲡⲓ, Ϩⲁⲑⲱⲣ, Ⲭⲟⲓⲁⲕ, Ⲧⲱⲃⲓ, Ⲙⲉϣⲓⲣ, Ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙϩⲁⲧ/Ⲫⲁⲙⲉⲛⲱⲑ, Ⲫⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲑⲓ, Ⲡⲁϣⲟⲛⲥ, Ⲡⲁⲱⲛⲓ, Ⲉⲡⲓⲡ, Ⲙⲉⲥⲱⲣⲓ; ⲡⲓⲔⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲃⲟⲧ

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