Pharmouthi

P3H4A1R1M3O1U1T1H4I1

proper noun

The eighth month of the later ancient Egyptian civil calendar and Coptic calendar, corresponding to the fourth and last month of the season of Peret. Since 25 BCE, when the calendar was reformed to include leap-days, Pharmouthi has been in roughly April.

OriginAncient Greek Φαρμουθί ← Egyptian pꜣ-n-rnn-wtt →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Barmudah · alternative Parmouti · alternative Pharmuthi

  1. The eighth month of the later ancient Egyptian civil calendar and Coptic calendar, corresponding to the fourth and last month of the season of Peret. Since 25 BCE, when the calendar was reformed to include leap-days, Pharmouthi has been in roughly April.

Origin

  1. Egyptianpꜣ-n-rnn-wtt
  2. Ancient GreekΦαρμουθί
  3. EnglishPharmouthi

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φαρμουθί (Pharmouthí), from Egyptian pꜣ-n-rnn-wtt. Compare Coptic Ⲡⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲑⲓ (Parmouthi).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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