mjḫꜣt

Egyptian

Etymology

m- (noun-forming prefix) +‎ ḫꜣj (“to measure”) +‎ -t (feminine ending).

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /miˈjuχʀit/ → /miˈjuχʀiʔ/ → /məˈʔuʔχaʔ/ → /ˈmøʔχə/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mixɑt/
- Conventional anglicization: mikhat

Noun

f

balance, scales
(figuratively) measure of value or worth

Inflection

Declension of mjḫꜣt (feminine)

singular	mjḫꜣt
dual	mjḫꜣtj
plural	mjḫꜣwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mjḫꜣt

A&t

U38

mḫꜣt

Synonyms

jwsw

Descendants

Akhmimic Coptic: ⲙⲁⳉⲉ (maxe)
Bohairic Coptic: ⲙⲁϣⲓ (maši)
Sahidic Coptic: ⲙⲁϣⲉ (maše)

References

James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 129 page 84, 129.

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