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Thebes¹

  • /θiːbz/

Rhymes with -iːbz

Where it comes from

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”).

proper noun Thêbes

  1. A city in central Greece, the capital city of Boeotia and an important political centre in antiquity.
  2. An ancient city and archaeological site in Upper Egypt, having functioned as capital city at times during the Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom.

thebes²

noun

  1. plural plural of thebe

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name city in Greece

EspañolTebas
日本語テーベ tēbe
中文底比斯 Dǐbǐsī
हिन्दीथेब्स thebs
PortuguêsTebas
FrançaisThèbes
DeutschTheben
ItalianoTebe
РусскийФи́вы Fívy

name ancient city in Upper Egypt

EspañolTebas
中文底比斯 Dǐbǐsī
PortuguêsTebas
FrançaisThèbes
DeutschTheben
ItalianoTebe
ΕλληνικάΘήβαι Thívai
РусскийФи́вы Fívy
العربيةطِيبَة ṭība

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@misc{thebes_2026,
  title = {thebes},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thebes},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}