ṯz

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See also: tz, .tz, and TZ

Egyptian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Tz
Z1

 m

  1. vertebra
  2. (by extension) spine

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Noun

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Tz
H1

 m

  1. neck

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Noun

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T
z
T14

 m

  1. support

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Noun

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Tz
Z1
N23

 m

  1. sand dune
  2. (by extension) drought

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Noun

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Tz
z

 m

  1. sentence

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Verb

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Tz
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W
D40

 2-lit. or 3-lit.

  1. (transitive) to tie, to knot
  2. (transitive) to weave
  3. (transitive) to join or put together
    • c. 2112–2063 BCE (reign of Intef II), Funerary stele of Rediu-Khnum from his tomb at Dendera (UE 6) (Cairo CG 20543), line A13–A14:[1][2]
      sr
      w
      d
      T12
      n
      gm
      t n
      w
      z
      T
      nDs
      V14
      z
      Tz
      n
      gm
      t n
      f
      d
      q
      V1mH
      Y1
      n
      gm
      t n
      i A
      T
      srwd.n(.j) gmt.n(.j) wzṯ(.w) ṯz.n(.j) gmt.n(.j) fdq(.w) mḥ.n(.j) gmt.n(.j) jꜣṯ(.w)
      I made firm what I found dilapidated; I joined together what I found cut apart; I replenished what I found injured.
  4. (transitive) to build
  5. (transitive) to organise or marshal, especially of troops
  6. (transitive) to levy (troops or laborers)
  7. (intransitive) to clot, to coagulate

Inflection

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Some authors such as Allen read this word as ṯꜣz rather than ṯz, regarding
Tz
as a triliteral sign, and so consider this verb a strong triliteral:

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Bohairic Coptic: ϭⲱⲥ (cōs)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ϫⲱⲥ (čōs)

References

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  1. ^ González León, Daniel (2018) “La estela de Rediukhnum de Dendera y la reorganización administrativa del Estado egipcio a finales del III milenio a.C.” in Revista Del Instituto De Historia Antigua Oriental, volume 19, pages 49–79
  2. ^ Lichtheim, Miriam (1988) Ancient Egyptian Autobiographies Chiefly of the Middle Kingdom: A Study and an Anthology, pages 42–46 and plate I