What does "thoth" mean?

The ancient Egyptian moon god of wisdom, learning, and magic, usually depicted as an ibis or baboon.

What is a synonym for "thoth"?

Common synonyms include: isis, osiris, ra.

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Proper Noun

1
The ancient Egyptian moon god of wisdom, learning, and magic, usually depicted as an ibis or baboon. Egyptian
2
The first month of the later ancient Egyptian civil calendar and Coptic calendar, corresponding to the first month of the season of Akhet. Since 25 BCE, when the calendar was reformed to include leap-days, Thoth has been in roughly September.
"To November 1 add 7, and the ſum will ſhew, that the ſeventh day of Thoth fell, that year, upon the eighth day of November."

"Rā issued the mandate to Thoth, that he should effect the triumph of Osiris against his adversaries, and the mandate is what Thoth hath executed."

Via Latin Thōth from Ancient Greek Θώθ (Thṓth), from Egyptian ḏḥwtj (“Thoth”, literally “he who is like the ibis”). Compare Coptic Ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ (Thōout).

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