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anubis

/əˈnjuːbɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
anu-bis
IPA
/əˈnjuːbɪs/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

In the mythology of ancient Egypt, the god of the dead and tombs, commonly depicted with the head of a jackal.

Etymology

From Latin Anūbis, from Ancient Greek Ἄνουβις (Ánoubis), from Egyptian jnpw, i-n:p-w-E16

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Anūbis, Ἄνουβις, jnpw

Rhymes With

kubis

Questions

How do you pronounce anubis?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈnjuːbɪs/.
What does anubis mean?
In the mythology of ancient Egypt, the god of the dead and tombs, commonly depicted with the head of a jackal.
Where does anubis come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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