Meaning
- (Egyptian) An ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, worshiped as the ideal mother and wife and as the matron of nature and magic; also worshiped by (some) Greeks during the Hellenistic period and featured in Greek mythology, and by Romans involved in what was categorized as the Cult of Isis.
- 42 Isis, a main belt asteroid.
- (uncommon) A female given name from Egyptian or Ancient Greek.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈaɪ.sɪs/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Īsis from Ancient Greek Ἶσις (Îsis), from Egyptian st-t:H8-B1 (ꜣst).
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