menat

Borrowed from Egyptian mnjt in the form of the 19th-century Lepsius-style transcription menȧt.

menat (plural menats)

1. In Ancient Egypt, a heavy beaded necklace and musical instrument with a crescent-shaped plate in the front and a keyhole-shaped amuletic counterweight in the rear, considered sacred to Hathor.
2. The keyhole-shaped counterweight of such a necklace, considered an amulet to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.

• Manet, Nemat, ament, ant'em, antem, manet, meant, menta, nemat-

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /məˈnat/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /meˈnat/
• Rhymes: -at

menat m (feminine menada, masculine plural menats, feminine plural menades)

1. past participle of menar

menat

1. supine of mena.

• manet, maten, metan, teman