Hathyr

H4A1T1H4Y4R1

proper noun

The third month of the later ancient Egyptian civil calendar and Coptic calendar, corresponding to the third month of the season of Akhet. Since 25 BCE, when the calendar was reformed to include leap-days, Hathyr has been in roughly November.

OriginAncient Greek Ἁθύρ ← Egyptian ḥwt-ḥr →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Athyr · alternative Hathur

  1. The third month of the later ancient Egyptian civil calendar and Coptic calendar, corresponding to the third month of the season of Akhet. Since 25 BCE, when the calendar was reformed to include leap-days, Hathyr has been in roughly November.

Origin

  1. Egyptianḥwt-ḥr
  2. Ancient GreekἉθύρ
  3. EnglishHathyr

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἁθύρ (Hathúr), from Egyptian ḥwt-ḥr. Compare Coptic Ϩⲁⲑⲱⲣ (Hathōr).

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APA

Hathyr. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hathyr

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“Hathyr.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hathyr. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hathyr,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hathyr.

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