Etymology

Bennu

B3E1N1N1U1

Today it means: A self-created deity with the form of a bird (in New Kingdom artwork, a heron) that features in the ancient Egyptian creation myth and is also described as the ba (soul) of Ra. Full definition →

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  1. Egyptian · borrowed frombnw
  2. English todayBennu

Borrowed from Egyptian bnw. Doublet of phoenix.

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