nt-ꜥ

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Egyptian

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Etymology

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nt (feminine of nj (of, belonging to)) +‎ (hand, state, condition), thus ‘(what is) belonging to the hand/state of affairs’.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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n
t
a
Z1
Y1
Z2

 f

  1. the way of doing things, custom, practice, ritual

References

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  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 457.
  • Gundacker, Roman (2011) “On the Etymology of the Egyptian Crown Name mrsw.t*: An “Irregular” Subgroup of m-Prefix Formations” in Lingua Aegyptia, volume 19, page 53