Months' Names

 

 

Bohairic

Sahidic

English (Greek)

English (Arabic)

Gregorian Dates

Name Origin

 

 

 

 

 

 

;wout

;oout

Thout

Tout

11.SEP – 10.OCT

Thoth – god of wisdom

pa;pi

pawpe

Paopi

Babah

11.OCT – 9.NOV.

Hapi – Nile god – vegetation

a;wr

ha;wr

Hathor

Hatour

10.NOV – 9.DEC

Hathor – godess of beauty/love – land is lush and green

,oiak

koiak

Koiak

Kiahk

10.DEC – 8.JAN

 

Ka-Ha-Ka – good of Good – the sacred Apis Bull

twbi

twbe

Tobi

Tubah

9.JAN – 7.FEB

 

Amso/Khem – a form of Amun-Ra – growth of nature and rain

me,ir/

mesir

msir

Meshir

Amshir

8.FEB – 9.MAR

 

Mechir – genius of wind – month of storms and wind – heat begins

vamenw;

par=mhotp

Paremhat

Baramhat

10.MAR – 8.APR

Mont – god of war – high temps – month of the sun

varmou;i

parmoute

Paremoude

Baramoudah

9.APR – 8.MAY

 

Renno – severe wind/death – vegitation ends, earth becomes dry

pasonc

pasonc

Pashons

Bashans

9.MAY – 7.JUN

 

Khenti – a form of Horus – god of metals

pawni

pawne

Paoni

Baounah

8.JUN – 7.JUL

 

 

epip

epip

Epip

Abib

8.JUL – 6.AUG

 

Api-da – serpent whom Horus, son of Osiris, killed.

mecwry

mecwry

Mesori

Misra

7.AUG – 5.SEP

 

Mesori – birth of the sun

pikouji `nabot

kouji `nabot

Little Month

Al-Nasi

6.SEP – 10/11.SEP

The Five Days over the Year

 

 

Pronunciation is as follows:

 

Bohairic Months:

 

I'm using the same (I think) transliteration as what is found in the Deacons Service Book (the older copy, not the new one), i.e. 'oa' for w, 'ou' for ou.

 

GB – thoa-out, pa-opi, athor, koi-ak, toa-vi, me-kir, phamenoath, pharamouthi, pashons, pa-oni, epip, mesoar, pikouji enabot.

 

OB – toa-out, baobi, ator, koi-ak, doawi, makir, bamanoat, baramouti, bashons, abib, masoar, bikouji anawod.

 

 

S – tho'out, pashpe, hathaor, koi-ahk, toave, meshir, paremhotep, parmoute, pashons, pa-oape, epip, mesorι, kouji enavot.

 

With Sa'idic, the 'th' is an aspirated t, not the 'th' in "three". the ' indicates the glottal stop, and the 'ι' is like French "ιtι". Some pronounce the Sa'idic more like OB (with respect to certain consonants) and so you'd have:

 

tho'oud, bashba, hathoar, koi-ahk, doawa, mashir, baramhodab, barmouda, bashons, ba-oaba, abib, masori, kouji anawod