ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ

ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ

Coptic

Thoth, in one of his forms as an ibis-headed man

Alternative forms

• ⲑⲱⲧⲑ (thōtth) – Bohairic, Sahidic
• ⲑⲟⲟⲩⲧ (thoout) – Sahidic
• ⲑⲱⲑ (thōth) – Bohairic, Sahidic

Etymology

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

Proper noun

ⲡⲓⲐⲱⲟⲩⲧ (piThōout) m

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

Derived terms

• ⲙⲁⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ (manthōout)(place of Thoth)

Related terms

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

See also

• (Egyptian (Bohairic) calendar months) ⲛⲓⲁⲃⲟⲧ (abot); Ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ, Ⲡⲁⲟⲡⲓ, Ϩⲁⲑⲱⲣ, Ⲭⲟⲓⲁⲕ, Ⲧⲱⲃⲓ, Ⲙⲉϣⲓⲣ, Ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙϩⲁⲧ/Ⲫⲁⲙⲉⲛⲱⲑ, Ⲫⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲑⲓ, Ⲡⲁϣⲟⲛⲥ, Ⲡⲁⲱⲛⲓ, Ⲉⲡⲓⲡ, Ⲙⲉⲥⲱⲣⲓ; ⲡⲓⲔⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲃⲟⲧ ^{(Category: cop:Egyptian calendar months)}

References

• Vocabularium coptico-Latinum, Gustav Parthey, 1844