jꜣbt
Egyptian
Etymology
Nominalized from the feminine of jꜣbj.
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈjaʀbat/ → /ˈjaʀbaʔ/ → /ˈjoːβə/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /iɑbɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: iabet
Usage notes
Chiefly used in old religious texts; in later texts the synonym jꜣbtt is usually used instead. As the two words share several written forms, the context of time period and linguistic register may sometimes be the only means to determine which reading is meant.
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜣbt
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Synonyms
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 389.
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 30.14–30.15
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 8
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