أنوبيس
anubisname, Egypt
In Egyptian Arabic, Anubis is written أنوبيس (anubis). The name comes from the Greek form of the ancient Egyptian god's name.
Tour guides and museum signs in Egypt use أنوبيس (anubis) or الإله أنوبيس (el-ilah anubis), "the god Anubis".
Meaning: jackal-headed god of ancient Egypt (noun)
When do people say it?
Anubis is shown as a man with a jackal head and was linked to mummification and to guiding the dead.
Did you know?
- The Greek name Anubis replaced the Egyptian name, which scholars transcribe as Inpu.
Examples in context
- ده تمثال أنوبيسda timthal anubisThis is a statue of Anubis.
- أنوبيس إله التحنيطanubis ilah et-tahnitAnubis is the god of mummification.
- شفت أنوبيس في المتحفshoft anubis fel-mathafI saw Anubis in the museum.
Example conversation
A guide named Hassan shows a tourist, Laura, a statue in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
- Lauraمين ده؟min daWho is this?
- Hassanده أنوبيس، إله التحنيطda anubis, ilah et-tahnitThis is Anubis, the god of mummification.
- Lauraراسه راس كلب؟rasu ras kalbHis head is a dog's head?
- Hassanلأ، راس ابن آوىla, ras ibn awaNo, a jackal's head.
