Phaophi

P3H4A1O1P3H4I1

proper noun

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

OriginAncient Greek Φαωφί ← Egyptian pꜣ-n-jpt →
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. Egyptianpꜣ-n-jpt
  2. Ancient GreekΦαωφί
  3. EnglishPhaophi

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φαωφί (Phaōphí), from Egyptian pꜣ-n-jpt. Compare Coptic Ⲡⲁⲱⲡⲓ (Paōpi).

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APA

Phaophi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Phaophi

MLA

“Phaophi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Phaophi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Phaophi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Phaophi.

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