nbt-tꜣ

Egyptian

Etymology

nbt (“lady, mistress”) +‎ tꜣ (“land”) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘Lady of the Land’.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nɛbɛt tɑ/
  • Conventional anglicization: nebet-ta

Noun

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1. an epithet for the queen

References

• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 42