# Imhotep

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɪmˈhoʊ.tɛp/ · frequency rank #92,712

## Definitions
1. A deified Ancient Egyptian priest, the inventor of the pyramid.
2. A male given name from Egyptian.

## Etymology
From Egyptian jj-m-ḥtp (literally “(the one) coming in peace, (the one) returning home safely”): M18-G17-R4:X1*Q3 from the perfective active participle of jj (“to come, to return”) + m ḥtp (“in peace, safely”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/imhotep