English Explanatory Dictionary

Imhotep

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A deified Ancient Egyptian priest, the inventor of the pyramid.
  2. A male given name from Egyptian.

Pronunciation

/ɪmˈhoʊ.tɛp/

Word forms

Imhotep

Etymology

From Egyptian jj-m-ḥtp (literally “(the one) coming in peace, (the one) returning home safely”): M18-G17-R4:X1*Q3 from the perfective active participle of jj (“to come, to return”) + m ḥtp (“in peace, safely”).

Translations

Arabic: إمحوتب Czech: Imhotep Egyptian: ii-m-Htp:t*p German: Imhotep Greek: Ιμχοτέπ Ancient Greek: Ἰμούθης Irish: Imhóteip Japanese: イムホテプ Russian: Имхоте́п Slovak: Imhotep
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