Nephthys
/ˈnɛfθɪs/
Nephthys proper noun: an ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Set and sister of Isis, Osiris, and Set, worshiped as a protective goddess and nurse of the pharaoh and associated with funerary rites and the transition from life to death.
Proper noun
Nephthys
Nephthys meaning in Marathi
Nephthys in Marathi
- ancient Egyptian funerary and protective goddess
- नेफथिस nephthis
Origin of Nephthys
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νέφθυς (Néphthus), from Egyptian nbt-ḥwt, O9 t:H8
Questions about Nephthys
- What does Nephthys mean?
- Nephthys means an ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Set and sister of Isis, Osiris, and Set, worshiped as a protective goddess and nurse of the pharaoh and associated with funerary rites and the transition from life to death.
- What is Nephthys in Marathi?
- Nephthys in Marathi is नेफथिस (nephthis). See Nephthys meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is Nephthys?
- Nephthys is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Nephthys?
- Nephthys is pronounced /ˈnɛfθɪs/.
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