Bennu

English

proper noun

Definitions

(Egyptian mythology) A self-created deity with the form of a bird (in New Kingdom artwork, a heron) that features in the ancient Egyptian creation myth and is also described as the ba (soul) of Ra.
(astronomy) The near-Earth near-Earth asteroid .

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian bnw (grey heron).

Origin

Egyptian

bnw

Gloss

grey heron

Timeline

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Cognates and derived terms

φοῖνιξ Ancient Greek
bnw Egyptian