Thoth

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • The ancient Egyptian moon god of wisdom, learning, and magic, usually depicted as an ibis or baboon.
  • The first month of the later ancient Egyptian civil calendar and Coptic calendar, corresponding to the first month of the season of Akhet. Since 25 BCE, when the calendar was reformed to include leap-days, Thoth has been in roughly September.

Origin

  • Via Latin from Ancient Greek Θώθ, from Egyptian ḏḥwtj ("Thoth") G26:t*y-C3.
  • Compare Coptic ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ.

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