nmtt

Egyptian

FWOTD – 15 July 2020

Etymology

nmt (to stride over, traverse) + -t.

Pronunciation

Noun

n&nm&m t t
D54

 f

  1. stride, march, walking
  2. manner of stepping or walking; gait, stride
    • c. 2061–2010 BCE, Stela of Irtisen, Louvre C14, lines 9–10:
      iwr
      x
      Y1
      k
      w
      Sm
      t
      t
      w
      H_SPACE
      t
      A53D54
      t
      Z1
      B24
      a
      xrp
      a
      [sic]wnw
      Z1
      AZ1
      H_SPACE
      mD
      Z1
      jw(.j) rḫ.kw šmt twt nmtt rpwt ꜥḥꜥw nw ꜣ mḏw-wꜥ
      I know the gait of a male figure, the stride of a female figure, and the stances of the eleven birds.
  3. journeys, travels
    • Stela of Ikhernofret, Berlin 1204:
      iwir
      n
      A1pr
      r
      t
      aA
      t
      SmsA1nTrrD54
      Z2
      fD37
      n
      A1sP11P1nTrd
      p t
      P3
      jw jr.n.j prt ꜥꜣt šms.j nṯr r nmtt.f dj.n.j sqd dpt-nṯr
      I conducted (lit. “did”) the great procession, following the god at his travels, and I caused the god’s boat to sail.
  4. procedure, order of proceeding or acting

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