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Hathyr

Hathyr proper noun: the third month of the later ancient Egyptian civil calendar and Coptic calendar, corresponding to the third month of the season of Akhet. Since 25 BCE, when the calendar was reformed to include leap-days, Hathyr has been in roughly November.

Proper noun

Hathyr

  1. The third month of the later ancient Egyptian civil calendar and Coptic calendar, corresponding to the third month of the season of Akhet. Since 25 BCE, when the calendar was reformed to include leap-days, Hathyr has been in roughly November.

Forms of Hathyr

alternative formAthyr
alternative formHathur

Origin of Hathyr

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἁθύρ (Hathúr), from Egyptian ḥwt-ḥr. Compare Coptic Ϩⲁⲑⲱⲣ (Hathōr).

Questions about Hathyr

What does Hathyr mean?
Hathyr means the third month of the later ancient Egyptian civil calendar and Coptic calendar, corresponding to the third month of the season of Akhet. Since 25 BCE, when the calendar was reformed to include leap-days, Hathyr has been in roughly November.
What part of speech is Hathyr?
Hathyr is a proper noun.

Words near Hathyr in the dictionary

  1. Hathorns
  2. hathos
  3. Hathras
  4. haths
  5. Hathur
  6. Hathyr
  7. Hati
  8. hatif
  9. hatifs
  10. Hatikvah
  11. Hatillo

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