# Tiamat

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #61,158

## Definitions
1. A Babylonian goddess who personifies the sea, considered the monstrous embodiment of primordial chaos.
2. A supposed planet once located between Mars and Jupiter.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒀀𒀊𒁀 (tiāmtum, “sea; a deity”), from Proto-Semitic *tihām- (“sea”).

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