Thebes
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Etymology
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
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(jpt, “(inner sanctum of) a temple”) (cf. jpt-swt and pꜣ-n-jpt).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θiːbz/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -iːbz
Proper noun
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 terms
Translations
city in Greece
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ancient city in Upper Egypt
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