Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Egyptian
Scripts 𓅮𓇼𓈍𓈖𓊖𓏏, Ψουσέννης
Pronounced Pron. /pə.ˈsiː.βə.χəʕ.ən.ˈneː.ʔə/(Late Egyptian) /pɑ.sɛ.bɑ.xɑː.ɛn.nuːt/(modern Egyptological) [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsPasebkhanut, Pasibkhanu, Psuennes (Ancient Greek)
Meaning & History
From Egyptian pꜣ-sbꜣ-ḫꜥ-n-nwt meaning "the star appearing in the city", derived from pꜣ "the; he of" combined with sbꜣ "star; meteor", ḫꜥ "appearing", m "in", and nwt "town, city", usually referring to Thebes.