ḥmt
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈħiːmat/ → /ˈħiːmaʔ/ → /ˈħiːmə/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ħɛmɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: hemet
Noun
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f
- woman
- wife
- c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 132–134:
- jr qn{n}.k rwḏ jb.k mḥ.k qnj.k m ẖrdw.k sn.k ḥmt.k mꜣ.k pr.k
- If you are stalwart, with your mind firm, you will fill your embrace with your children, you will kiss your wife, and you will see your home.
Inflection
Declension of ḥmt (feminine consonant-stem)
singular | ḥmt |
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dual | ḥmtj |
plural | ḥmwt |
Derived terms
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ħɛmɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: hemet
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥmt
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ḥmt |
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ħɛmɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: hemet
Noun
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m
- the (female) pharaoh of Egypt as a particular individual who serves as an incarnation of kingship
- an incarnation? of a goddess (e.g. as a statue)
Usage notes
See the usage notes at ḥm.
Inflection
Declension of ḥmt (feminine)
singular | ḥmt |
---|---|
dual | ḥmtj |
plural | ḥmwt |
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ħɛmɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: hemet
Inflection
Declension of ḥmt (feminine)
singular | ḥmt |
---|---|
dual | ḥmtj |
plural | ḥmwt |
Derived terms
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 76.16–77.19, 88.10–88.16, 92.12–93.8, 99
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 168–169
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 375.
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 55
- Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 49, 59
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