Imhotep

English

Etymology

From Egyptian jj-m-ḥtp (literally “(the one) coming in peace, (the one) returning home safely”):

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G17

from the perfective active participle of jj (“to come, to return”) + m ḥtp (“in peace, safely”).

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ɪmˈhoʊ.tɛp/
Hyphenation: Im‧ho‧tep

Proper noun

Imhotep

An Ancient Egyptian priest, the inventor of the pyramid.
(rare) A male given name from Egyptian

Translations

Translations

Arabic: إمحوتب m
Czech: Imhotep m
Egyptian:

(jj-m-ḥtp)
German: Imhotep m
Greek: Ιμχοτέπ (el) m (Imchotép)
Ancient: Ἰμούθης m (Imoúthēs)
Irish: Imhóteip m
Japanese: イムホテプ (Imuhotepu)
Russian: Имхоте́п (ru) (Imxotép)
Slovak: Imhotep m

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