ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ
Coptic
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Typical depiction of Amun during the New Kingdom, with two plumes on his head, the ankh symbol and the was sceptre.
Etymology
From Egyptian jmn.
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Pronunciation
IPA(key): /aˈmuːn/
Proper noun
ⲡⲓⲀⲙⲟⲩⲛ (piAmoun) m
- (Bohairic) Amun, the hidden king of the Egyptian gods, the god of mercy, forgiveness, and hiddenness.
- (Bohairic) Thebes, Egypt. Derived from Amun's role as the patron god of Thebes.
Derived terms
- ⲑⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ (thbaki nte piamoun)(The city of Amun)
- ⲫⲁⲡⲓⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ (phapiamoun)
Related terms
- ⲑⲉⲃⲁⲓⲥ (thebais)(Thebes)
References
- Vocabularium coptico-Latinum, Gustav Parthey, 1844