ⲑⲉⲃⲁⲓⲥ

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Coptic[edit]

The Karnak Temple in Thebes

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Etymology[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

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

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References[edit]

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