m ꜣwt ḏt

Egyptian

Etymology

m (“in”) +‎ ꜣwt (“length”) +‎ ḏt (“(static) eternity, forever”). The final ḏt was originally adverbial, but later reinterpreted as a noun in a direct genitive construction, hence the later variation m ꜣw n(j) ḏt.

Pronunciation

Adverb
mAw
t
Y1		 D&t&tA
  1. eternally, for eternity, in perpetuity

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of m ꜣwt ḏt  
Aw
t		 Y1VD&t&tA
mAwt
Y1		 Y1
Y1		 D&t&tA
mAw
W		 nD&t&tA
mAw
W		 D&t&tA
ꜣwt ḏt m ꜣwt ḏt m ꜣw n ḏt m ꜣw ḏt
[Old Kingdom] [Late Egyptian] [Late Egyptian]

References
  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 4.16
  • Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 1
  • Wilson, Penelope (1991) A Lexicographical Study of the Ptolemaic Texts in the Temple of Edfu, Liverpool: University of Liverpool, page 3
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