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

Related terms

• ⲡⲁⲡⲉ (pape)

References

• Timm, Stefan (1991) Das christlich-koptische Agypten in arabischer Zeit, Wiesbaden: Dr.Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 1111