ⲑⲉⲃⲁⲓⲥ

Coptic
The Karnak Temple in Thebes

Alternative forms
  • ⲑⲏⲫⲁⲓ (thēphai), ⲧϩⲏⲫⲁⲓ (thēphai), ⲑⲏⲃⲏ (thēbē), ⲑⲩⲃⲏ (thubē), ⲧⲁⲡⲉ (tape) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Θῆβαι (Thêbai), from Egyptian tꜣ-jpy (“the temple”).

Proper noun

ⲑⲉⲃⲁⲓⲥ • (thebais) f

  1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) Thebaid (a region of Egypt)
  2. (Bohairic, Sahidic) Thebes, a part of modern Luxor (a city in Egypt), Tiba or al-Hifa

References
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