jꜣbtt
Egyptian
Etymology
Nominalized from the feminine of jꜣbtj (“eastern”).
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /iɑbɛtɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: iabetet
Usage notes
Chiefly used in later texts; in older religious texts the synonym jꜣbt 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.
Inflection
Declension of jꜣbtt (feminine)
| singular | jꜣbtt |
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| dual | jꜣbttj |
| plural | jꜣbtwt |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜣbtt
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Synonyms
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 31.7–31.9
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 8
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 455.
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 243
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