ꜣwt

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Egyptian

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Etymology

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From ꜣwj (to be long, to extend (a hand), to give an offering).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Awwt
Y1

 f

  1. length, duration (of time) [since the Old Kingdom]

Usage notes

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By Late Egyptian this word apparently becomes conflated with ꜣw (length (of space)).

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Derived terms

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Noun

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AwwtX4
Z2

 f

  1. offering, gift, donation (particularly of bread) [since the Pyramid Texts]

Usage notes

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In Late Egyptian this word is generally reduced to ꜣw, and since the 22nd Dynasty it appears frequently as an object of sfsf (to present, to offer), sometimes with the recipient added after n (to, for).

Inflection

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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Aw
t
R2

 f

  1. altar [19th Dynasty]

Inflection

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Noun

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Aw
t
pr

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  1. a hidden chamber in a temple containing cult images [Greco-Roman Period]

Usage notes

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While this word is sometimes transcribed with a final -j/-y as if it were a nisba, this ending is unattested in the original script.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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Awwt&T30

 f

  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. long knife

Inflection

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