Thoth

Pronunciation: /ˈθəʊθ/

The English word “Thoth” has 2 meanings listed here.

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.

Via Latin Thōth from Ancient Greek Θώθ (Thṓth), from Egyptian ḏḥwtj (“Thoth”, literally “he who is like the ibis”). Compare Coptic Ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ (Thōout).

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