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Amun
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amun amùn
English
Alternative forms
en Ammon Amon Amen
Etymology
From en cop ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ, from en egy jmn the god Amun. The variant forms en Ammon and en Amon are from en grc Ἄμμων, from the same Egyptian source. The variant en Amen is from Ȧmen, Karl Richard Lepsius Lepsius’s obsolete 19th century transcription of the original Egyptian word.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɑːmən/ /ˈɑːmuːn/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Amun.wav US
Proper noun
en Egyptian god An Egyptian wind deity associated with the town of Thebes; later (post-16th century ) the creator deity, often depicted with curling horns of Ammon ram horns.
en 1866 John G. Whittier Snow-Bound Snow-Bound: A Winter Idyl The hornèd patriarch of the sheep, Like Egypt's Amun roused from sleep, Shook his sage head with gesture mute, And emphasized with stamp of foot.
Related terms
en ammonia
en ammonite
en cornu ammonis
Translations
Egyptian wind deity
Arabic: ar آمُون m
Coptic: cop ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ
French: fr Amon m
German: de Ammon m
Greek:
Ancient Greek: grc Ἄμμων m, grc Ἀμοῦν accusative
Hebrew: he אָמוֹן m Amón
Hindi: hi आमून m
Italian: it Amon m, it Ammone m
Latin: la Ammōn m
Marathi: mr आमुन m
Polish: pl Amon m
Portuguese: pt Ámon m, pt Amon m, pt Amun m
Russian: ru Амон m
Spanish: es Amón m
See also
en Amun-Ra Tutankhamun Zeus Ammon Jupiter Ammon
Anagrams
en amnu Man U Manu NUMA Numa Uman maun
German
Pronunciation
de /aˈmuːn/
de De-Amun.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
m
de Ammon
Declension
m.sg
Portuguese
Proper noun
m
pt Ámon