mꜣṯ
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See also: mꜣt
Egyptian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /mɑt͡ʃ/
- Conventional anglicization: matj
Noun[edit]
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m f
- granite [since the Old Kingdom]
Usage notes[edit]
This word was originally masculine. During the New Kingdom, following a sound change of ṯ to t, this word instead came to be interpreted as a feminine noun with the feminine ending -t.
Alternative forms[edit]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mꜣṯ
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mꜣṯ | mꜣt | ||||||
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References[edit]
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 34.3–34.16
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 103