ⲑⲱⲑ

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
• ⲑⲁⲩⲇ (thaud) – Fayyumic

Etymology

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

Proper noun

ⲡⲓⲐⲱⲑ • (piThōth) m

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

Related terms

• ⲓⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ (ianouarios)
• ⲓⲟϩ (ioh)
• ⲉⲣⲙⲏⲥ (ermēs)

See also

• (Egyptian (Bohairic) calendar months) ⲛⲓⲁⲃⲟⲧ (abot); Ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ (Thōout), Ⲡⲁⲟⲡⲓ (Paopi), Ϩⲁⲑⲱⲣ (Hathōr), Ⲭⲟⲓⲁⲕ (Khoiak), Ⲧⲱⲃⲓ (Tōbi), Ⲙⲉϣⲓⲣ (Mešir), Ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙϩⲁⲧ (Paremhat)/Ⲫⲁⲙⲉⲛⲱⲑ (Phamenōth), Ⲫⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲑⲓ (Pharmouthi), Ⲡⲁϣⲟⲛⲥ (Pašons), Ⲡⲁⲱⲛⲓ (Paōni), Ⲉⲡⲓⲡ (Epip), Ⲙⲉⲥⲱⲣⲓ (Mesōri); ⲡⲓⲔⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲃⲟⲧ (piKouči nabot) ^{(Category: cop:Egyptian calendar months)}