Thebes

See also: thebes and Thêbes

EnglishEdit

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Thebes

Alternative formsEdit

Thêbes (dated)

EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek Θῆβαι (Thêbai), from two different sources. The name of the Greek city is further derived from Ionic-Attic Θήβη (Thḗbē), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀳𐀣 (te-qa /Tʰēgʷā/), from Proto-Hellenic *Tʰēgʷā, while the name of the Egyptian city is from Egyptian Demotic tꜣ-jpy (literally “the temple”), with the second component from earlier Egyptian

(jpt, “(inner sanctum of) a temple”) (cf. jpt-swt and pꜣ-n-jpt).

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /θiːbz/
Audio (Berkshire, England) (file)
Rhymes: -iːbz

Proper nounEdit

Thebes

A city in central Greece, the capital city of Boeotia and an important political centre in antiquity.
An ancient city and archaeological site in Upper Egypt, having functioned as capital city at times during the Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom.

Related termsEdit

TranslationsEdit

city in Greece

Armenian: Թեբե (hy) (Tʿebe)
Catalan: Tebes
Czech: Théby (cs) f pl
Danish: Theben
Esperanto: Tebo, Teboj pl
French: Thèbes (fr) f
Georgian: თებე (tebe)
German: Theben (de) n
Greek:
Ancient: Θῆβαι pl (Thêbai)

Mycenaean: 𐀳𐀣 (te-qa)
Hungarian: Thébai
Italian: Tebe f
Latin: Thēbae (la) f pl
Polish: Teby (pl) nvir
Portuguese: Tebas (pt) f
Russian: Фивы (ru) pl (Fivy)
Slovak: Téby f pl
Spanish: Tebas (es) f

ancient city in Upper Egypt

Armenian: Թեբե (hy) (Tʿebe)
Catalan: Tebes
Czech: Théby (cs) f pl
Danish: Theben
Egyptian:

(wꜣst f)
Esperanto: Tebo, Teboj pl
French: Thèbes (fr) f
Georgian: თებე (tebe)
German: Theben (de) n
Greek:
Ancient: Θῆβαι pl (Thêbai)
Hungarian: Théba
Italian: Tebe f
Latin: Thēbae (la) f pl
Polish: Teby (pl) nvir
Portuguese: Tebas (pt) f
Russian: Фивы (ru) pl (Fivy)
Slovak: Téby f pl
Spanish: Tebas (es) f

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Translations to be checked

Japanese: ^{(please verify)} テーバイ (tēbai), テーベ (ja) (tēbe)

AnagramsEdit

Bethes, behest, bethes