Meanings
thebes1
- pluralplural of thebe
Thebes2
alternative dated Thêbes
- An ancient city and archaeological site in Upper Egypt, having functioned as capital city at times during the Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom.
Origin
- Egyptiantꜣ“the”
- Demotic Egyptiantꜣ-jpy“Thebes”
- Proto-Hellenic*Tʰēgʷā
- gmy𐀳𐀣
- Ancient GreekΘῆβαι
- EnglishThebes
From Ancient Greek Θῆβαι (Thêbai), from two different sources. The name of the Greek city is further derived from Ionic-Attic Θήβη (Thḗbē), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀳𐀣 (te-qa /Tʰēgʷā/), from Proto-Hellenic *Tʰēgʷā, while the name of the Egyptian city is from Egyptian Demotic Egyptian tꜣ-jpy (“Thebes”, literally “the temple”), from earlier Egyptian tꜣ (“the”) + i-p:t-O45 (jpt, “Luxor”, literally “inner sanctum”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Θῆβαι, Θῆβαι
- Θῆβαι (Thêbai)city in Greece
- Θῆβαι (Thêbai)ancient city in Upper Egypt
Arabic طِيبَة
- طِيبَة (ṭība)ancient city in Upper Egypt
Catalan Tebes, Tebes
- Tebescity in Greece
- Tebesancient city in Upper Egypt
Chinese Mandarin 底比斯, 底比斯
- 底比斯 (Dǐbǐsī)city in Greece
- 底比斯 (Dǐbǐsī)ancient city in Upper Egypt
Czech Théby, Théby
- Thébycity in Greece
- Thébyancient city in Upper Egypt
Danish Theben, Theben
- Thebencity in Greece
- Thebenancient city in Upper Egypt
Dutch Thebe, Thebe
- Thebecity in Greece
- Thebeancient city in Upper Egypt
Esperanto Tebo, Teboj
- Tebocity in Greece
- Tebojcity in Greece
- Teboancient city in Upper Egypt
- Tebojancient city in Upper Egypt
French Thèbes, Thèbes
- Thèbescity in Greece
- Thèbesancient city in Upper Egypt
German Theben, Theben
- Thebencity in Greece
- Thebenancient city in Upper Egypt
Greek Θήβαι
- Θήβαι (Thívai)ancient city in Upper Egypt
Hindi थेब्स
- थेब्स (thebs)city in Greece
Hungarian Thébai, Théba
- Thébaicity in Greece
- Thébaancient city in Upper Egypt
Italian Tebe, Tebe
- Tebecity in Greece
- Tebeancient city in Upper Egypt
Japanese テーベ
- テーベ (tēbe)city in Greece
Latin Thēbae, Thēbae
- Thēbaecity in Greece
- Thēbaeancient city in Upper Egypt
Polish Teby, Teby
- Tebycity in Greece
- Tebyancient city in Upper Egypt
Portuguese Tebas, Tebas
- Tebascity in Greece
- Tebasancient city in Upper Egypt
Russian Фи́вы, Фи́вы
- Фи́вы (Fívy)city in Greece
- Фи́вы (Fívy)ancient city in Upper Egypt
Slovak Téby, Téby
- Tébycity in Greece
- Tébyancient city in Upper Egypt
Spanish Tebas, Tebas
- Tebascity in Greece
- Tebasancient city in Upper Egypt
Turkish İstefe, İstefa
- İstefecity in Greece
- İstefacity in Greece
- Tebaicity in Greece
- Tebancient city in Upper Egypt
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Cite this entry
thebes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thebes
“thebes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thebes. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thebes,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thebes.
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