Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

atum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: atum
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The creator god of Heliopolis, the original source of all matter, associated with the evening sun.

Etymology

Borrowed from Coptic ⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙ (atoum, “Atum”), from Egyptian tm (“Atum”).

Origin

Source language: Coptic

Word Breakdown

Root: ⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙ, tm

Inflected Forms

Atem (alternative) Tem (alternative)

Questions

What does atum mean?: The creator god of Heliopolis, the original source of all matter, associated with the evening sun.
Where does atum come from?: It is traced to Coptic.

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