Egyptian

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Etymology

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jmn (Amun) +‎ ḥtp(.w) (is satisfied), masculine third-person singular stative form of ḥtp (to satisfy), thus literally ‘Amun is satisfied’. The name is transcribed in the Amarna letters as 𒀀𒈠𒀭𒄩𒀜𒁉 (a-ma-an-ḫa-at-pe₂).

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Proper noun

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imn
n
Htp
t p

 m

  1. a male given name, Amenhotep
  2. (Egyptian mythology) Amenhotep (son of Hapu), a deified scribe and architect

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