Isis

English

/ˈiaɪsəs/

proper noun

Definitions

(Egyptian mythology) An ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, worshiped as the ideal mother and wife and as the matron of nature and magic.
(astronomy) , a main belt asteroid.
(uncommon)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἶσις (Isis) derived from Egyptian ꜣst (Isis).

Origin

Egyptian

ꜣst

Gloss

Isis

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Isisism English
Īsidem Latin
Īsis Latin
Isis German
Ἶσις Ancient Greek
Isis Danish
Ίσις Greek (modern)
mswt-ꜣst Egyptian
zꜣ-ꜣst Egyptian
ḥr-zꜣ-ꜣst Egyptian
ꜣst Egyptian
ꜣst-m-ꜣḫ-bjt Egyptian
ꜣst-nfrt Egyptian
Izis Slovak
ⲏⲥⲉ Coptic
ⲏⲥⲓ Coptic
𐦥𐦣𐦯 Meroitic

Isisism