Tutankhamun
//ˌtu.tɑŋˈkɑ.mən// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Ancient Egyptian pharaoh known for his young age and his tomb, which was preserved intact to the modern age.
Example
More examples"Tutankhamun was the son of Akhenaten."
Etymology
Borrowed from Egyptian i-mn:n-t-w&t-anx (twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn, literally “Living Image of Amun”). The variant spellings of the final vowel are taken from variant forms of the name of the god Amun as found in various different sources: u from Coptic ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ (amoun), o from Ancient Greek Ἄμμων (Ámmōn), and e from the purely conventional system of Egyptological pronunciation.
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