"Thebes" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /θiːbz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Thebes.wav
Rhymes: -iːbz Etymology: 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 tꜣ-jpy (“Thebes”, literally “the temple”), from earlier Egyptian tꜣ (“the”) + i-p:t-O45 (jpt, “Luxor”, literally “inner sanctum”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|Θῆβαι}} Ancient Greek Θῆβαι (Thêbai), {{der|en|gmy|𐀳𐀣|ts=Tʰēgʷā}} Mycenaean Greek 𐀳𐀣 (te-qa /⁠Tʰēgʷā⁠/), {{der|en|grk-pro|*Tʰēgʷā}} Proto-Hellenic *Tʰēgʷā, {{der|en|egx-dem|tꜣ-jpy||Thebes|lit=the temple}} Demotic tꜣ-jpy (“Thebes”, literally “the temple”), {{der|en|egy|tꜣ||the}} Egyptian tꜣ (“the”), {{egy-h|i-p:t-O45}} i-p:t-O45 Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Thebes
  1. A city in central Greece, the capital city of Boeotia and an important political centre in antiquity. Categories (place): Cities in Greece, Places in Greece Translations (city in Greece): Θῆβαι (Thêbai) [plural] (Ancient Greek), Թեբե (Tʻebe) (Armenian), Tebes (Catalan), Théby [feminine, plural] (Czech), Theben [neuter] (Danish), Thebe [neuter] (Dutch), Tebo (Esperanto), Teboj [plural] (Esperanto), Thèbes [feminine] (French), თებე (tebe) (Georgian), Theben [neuter] (German), Thébai (Hungarian), Tebe [feminine] (Italian), Thēbae [feminine, plural] (Latin), 𐀳𐀣 (te-qa) (Mycenaean Greek), تبه (Tebe) (Ottoman Turkish), Teby [nonvirile] (Polish), Tebas [feminine] (Portuguese), Фи́вы (Fívy) [plural] (Russian), Téby [feminine, plural] (Slovak), Tebas [feminine] (Spanish), İstefe (Turkish), İstefa (Turkish), Tebai (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Thebes-en-name-M53rOVnc Disambiguation of 'city in Greece': 70 30
  2. An ancient city and archaeological site in Upper Egypt, having functioned as capital city at times during the Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom. Categories (place): Historical capitals Synonyms: Thêbes [dated] Related terms: Theban, Thebaic Translations (ancient city in Upper Egypt): Θῆβαι (Thêbai) [plural] (Ancient Greek), طِيبَة (ṭība) [feminine] (Arabic), Թեբե (Tʻebe) (Armenian), Tebes (Catalan), Théby [feminine, plural] (Czech), Theben [neuter] (Danish), Thebe [neuter] (Dutch), wAs-t:N24 (wꜣst) [feminine] (Egyptian), Tebo (Esperanto), Teboj [plural] (Esperanto), Thèbes [feminine] (French), თებე (tebe) (Georgian), Theben [neuter] (German), Théba (Hungarian), Tebe [feminine] (Italian), Thēbae [feminine, plural] (Latin), تیبه (Tîbe) (Ottoman Turkish), Teby [nonvirile] (Polish), Tebas [feminine] (Portuguese), Фи́вы (Fívy) [plural] (Russian), Téby [feminine, plural] (Slovak), Tebas [feminine] (Spanish), Teb (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Thebes-en-name-bUZ0cWVq Disambiguation of Historical capitals: 24 76 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Egyptian translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mycenaean Greek translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Egyptian translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Mycenaean Greek translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of 'ancient city in Upper Egypt': 7 93

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "city in Greece",
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      "word": "თებე"
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "ancient city in Upper Egypt",
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