Aten
English
proper noun
Definitions
- (Egyptology) The deified disc of the sun, as an aspect of Re or as the sole God under Akhenaten.
Etymology
Borrowed from Egyptian jtn (Aten, sun-disc).
Origin
Egyptian
jtn
Gloss
Aten, sun-disc
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Atenism English
- Atenist English
- jtn Egyptian
- mryt-jtn Egyptian
- nfr-nfrw-jtn Egyptian
- twt-ꜥnḫ-jtn Egyptian
- ꜣḫ-n-jtn Egyptian
- ꜣḫt-jtn Egyptian