Imhotep
/ɪmˈhoʊ.tɛp/ name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 An Ancient Egyptian priest, the inventor of the pyramid.
- 2 A male given name from Egyptian. rare
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”).