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imhotep

/ɪmˈhoʊ.tɛp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
Im-ho-tep
IPA
/ɪmˈhoʊ.tɛp/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A deified Ancient Egyptian priest, the inventor of the pyramid.

name

A male given name from Egyptian.

Etymology

From Egyptian jj-m-ḥtp (literally “(the one) coming in peace, (the one) returning home safely”): M18-G17-R4:X1*Q3 from the perfective active participle of jj (“to come, to return”) + m ḥtp (“in peace, safely”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪmˈhoʊ.tɛp/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Questions

How do you pronounce imhotep?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪmˈhoʊ.tɛp/.
What does imhotep mean?
A deified Ancient Egyptian priest, the inventor of the pyramid.
Where does imhotep come from?
It is traced to Egyptian.

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