twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn

Egyptian

Other romanization schemes
Manuel de Codage twt-anx-imn
Gardiner 1927 twt-ꜥnḫ-ꞽmn
Erman & Grapow 1926 twt-ꜥnḫ-ꞽmn
Lepsius 1874 (obsolete) tut-ānχ-ȧmen

Etymology

twt (“image”) +‎ ꜥnḫ (“living”) +‎ jmn (“Amun”), with twt and jmn in a direct genitive construction. The compound is based on the pharaoh’s earlier name, twt-ꜥnḫ-jtn (literally “living image of the Aten”). A longer form of twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn is found as twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn-ḥqꜣ-jwnw-šmꜥw.

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /təˈwaːtə ˈʕaːnəχ ʔaˈmaːnə/ → /təˈwoːt ˈʕoːnəχ ʔaˈmoːn/

Proper noun
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  1. a male given name meaning “the Living Image of Amun”, of historical usage, equivalent to English Tutankhamon, notably borne by Tutankhamon, a pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty

Descendants

  • → English: Tutankhamun (learned)
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