Thoth

Meaning

  1. (Egyptian) The ancient Egyptian moon god of wisdom, learning, and magic, usually depicted as an ibis or baboon.
  2. The first month of the later ancient Egyptian civil calendar and Coptic calendar, corresponding to the first month of the season of Akhet. Since 25 BCE, when the calendar was reformed to include leap-days, Thoth has been in roughly September.

Translations

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈθəʊθ/
Etymology

In summary

Via Latin Thōth from Ancient Greek Θώθ (Thṓth), from Egyptian ḏḥwtj (“Thoth”, literally “he who is like the ibis”). Compare Coptic Ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ (Thōout).

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