ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ
Coptic
/aˈmuːn/
proper noun
Definitions
- (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.
Etymology
Inherited from Egyptian jmn (Amun, hidden, Amon, the god Amun, western).
Origin
Egyptian
jmn
Gloss
Amun, hidden, Amon, the god Amun, western
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Amun English
- Ἄμμων Ancient Greek
- אמון Hebrew (modern)
- jmn Egyptian
- jmn-m-ḥꜣt Egyptian
- jmn-ms Egyptian
- jmn-nḫt Egyptian
- jmn-rn.f Egyptian
- jmn-rꜥ Egyptian
- jmn-ḥtp Egyptian
- jmnt Egyptian
- mry-jmn Egyptian
- mryt-jmn Egyptian
- rwḏ-jmn Egyptian
- twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn Egyptian
- twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn-ḥqꜣ-jwnw-šmꜥw Egyptian
- tꜣ-nt-jmn Egyptian
- zꜣ-jmn Egyptian
- ḏḏt-jmn Egyptian
- ꜥnḫ.s-n-jmn Egyptian
- 𐦠𐦨𐦩𐦢 Meroitic