Amun

See also: amun

English

Alternative forms

Ammon, Amon, Amen

Etymology

From Coptic ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ (amoun), from Egyptian jmn (“the god Amun”). The variant forms Ammon and Amon are from Ancient Greek Ἄμμων (Ámmōn), from the same Egyptian source. The variant Amen is from Ȧmen, Lepsius’s obsolete 19th century transcription of the original Egyptian word.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑːmən/, /ˈɑːmuːn/

Proper noun

Amun

(Egyptian mythology) An Egyptian wind deity associated with the town of Thebes; later (post-16th century BCE) the creator deity, often depicted with curling ram horns.
- 1866, John G. Whittier, Snow-Bound: A Winter Idyl‎:
  The hornèd patriarch of the sheep,
  Like Egypt's Amun roused from sleep,
  Shook his sage head with gesture mute,
  And emphasized with stamp of foot.

Related terms

ammonite
cornu ammonis

Translations

Egyptian wind deity

Arabic: آمُون‎ m (ʾāmūn)
Coptic: ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ (amoun)
French: Amon (fr) m
German: Ammon (de) m
Greek:
Ancient: Ἄμμων m (Ámmōn), Ἀμοῦν (Amoûn) (accusative)
Hebrew: אָמוֹן‎ (he) m (Amón)
Italian: Amon m, Ammone m
Latin: Ammōn m
Portuguese: Ámon m, Amon (pt) m, Amun m
Spanish: Amón m

Anagrams

Man U, Manu, NUMA, Numa, Uman, maun

German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈmuːn/

Noun

Amun m (proper noun, strong, genitive Amuns)

Alternative form of Ammon

Declension

Declension of Amun [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Amun
genitive	eines	des	Amuns
dative	einem	dem	Amun
accusative	einen	den	Amun

Portuguese

Proper noun

Amun m

Alternative form of Ámon