ḏt

See also: Dt, DT, dT, dt., and dt'

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Etymology 5:

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈcʼajtuw/ → /ˈt͡ʃʼajtuw/ → /ˈt͡ʃʼajtəʔ/ → /t͡ʃʼajt/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: djet

Etymology 1

Noun

f

cobra

Inflection

Declension of ḏt (feminine)

singular	ḏt
dual	ḏtj
plural	ḏwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏt

ḏt

Proper noun

m

A serekh name notably borne by Djet, a pharaoh of the First Dynasty

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏt

wꜣḏ

Noun

f

static, unchanging eternity

Antonyms

nḥḥ: cyclical eternity

Derived terms

pr-ḏt

Adverb

forever

Derived terms

Noun

f

Inflection

Declension of ḏt (feminine)

singular	ḏt
dual	ḏtj
plural	ḏwt

Derived terms

jp ḏt

Noun

f

estate

Inflection

Declension of ḏt (feminine)

singular	ḏt
dual	ḏtj
plural	ḏwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏt

ḏt

Derived terms

nḏt

Noun

f

serf

Inflection

Declension of ḏt (feminine)

singular	ḏt
dual	ḏtj
plural	ḏwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏt

ḏt

Noun

f

papyrus stalk

Inflection

Declension of ḏt (feminine)

singular	ḏt
dual	ḏtj
plural	ḏwt

Etymology 5

Borrowed from Semitic; compare Ugaritic 𐎇𐎚 (zt), Phoenician 𐤆𐤉𐤕‎ (zyt), Galilean Aramaic זֵיתָא‎ (zētā), Classical Syriac ܙܝܬܐ‎ (zaytā), Amharic ዘይት (zäyt, “olive oil”), Arabic زَيْتُون‎ (zaytūn, “olive”), زَيْت‎ (zayt, “oil, olive oil”), Hebrew זַיִת‎ (záyit).

Noun

m

(Late Egyptian) olive tree
(Late Egyptian) olive

Inflection

Declension of ḏt (masculine)

singular	ḏt
dual	ḏtwj
plural	ḏtw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏt

ḏt

when meaning the fruit

Descendants

Demotic: ḏjṱ
- Bohairic Coptic: ϫⲱⲓⲧ (čōit)
- Fayyumic Coptic: ϫⲁⲓⲧ (čait)
- Sahidic Coptic: ϫⲟⲉⲓⲧ (čoeit)

References

James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 109–110, 173, 187, 279 page 95, 109–110, 173, 187, 279.
Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
Petrie, Flinders (1900) The royal tombs of the first dynasty, part I, plate XVII, 125-127
von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, page 171

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