ꜥnḫ ḏt

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Egyptian

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Etymology

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ꜥnḫ (to live) +‎ (.w) (third-person masculine singular stative ending) +‎ ḏt (forever), literally meaning ‘alive forever’.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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anxD&t&tA
  1. an honorific phrase used after the nomen or praenomen of a (male) pharaoh.

See also

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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 221.
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 116