jnst

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Uncertain etymology. With different determinatives the word is associated with the soles of a human foot or the hoof of an animal, perhaps suggesting a correlation to its known anti-fungal properties, anethole still being used to treat athlete's foot and thrush.

Pronunciation

Noun
iK1
n		 stHn
Z2

 f

  1. (medicine or literary) an edible plant, possibly anise, used medicinally [Middle Kingdom]
Inflection
Declension of jnst (feminine)
singular jnst
dual jnstj
plural jnswt
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jnst  
iK1
n		 stN33C
Z2ss
jnst
Descendants
  • → Ancient Greek: ἄνισον (ánison) (see there for further descendants)

Pronunciation

Noun
iin
n		 stD56

 f

  1. calf (of leg), thigh
    • c. 1800 BCE, Kahun Gynaecological Papyrus (UC 32057), page 1, line 4:
      kApZ5
      D40      		 ir
      ir      		 syHrZ1iin
      n      		 stD56F51
      Z2      		 n
      t      		 g
      n      		 iiwG39
      Z2
      kꜣp jrtj.sj ḥr jnst nt gnyw
      fumigating her eyes with goose leg fat.
Inflection
Declension of jnst (feminine)
singular jnst
dual jnstj
plural jnswt

References
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