bjꜣt

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Egyptian

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Etymology

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bjꜣ (example, model) +‎ -t.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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biAt
N42
A2

 f

  1. character, disposition [since the Middle Kingdom]
    • Reign of Senusret I, c. 1971–1926 BCE, Stela of Mentuhotep (London UC 14333), line 16:
      mn
      nw nw nw
      Y1
      pwn
      z&A1
      nfrZ2
      f
      z
      mx
      H_SPACE
      pwbin
      nDs
      bibH
      mnw pw n(j) z nfrw.f smḫ pw bjn bj(ꜣt)
      The monument of a man is his goodness; one who is evil of character is forgotten.
    • c. 1900 BCE, The Instructions of Kagemni (pPrisse/pBN 183) lines 2.3–2.4:
      r
      a
      inTAt
      A1
      nistA2nAiif
      n
      X
      r
      dwA17AA1
      Z2
      mxt
      x t
      D54a
      r
      qarqA2fz
      x
      rY1r
      T
      A1 B1
      Z2
      bM17t
      W10
      bHA2sn
      Z2
      miiit
      D54
      HrZ1r
      f
      rdj.jn ṯꜣt(j) njs.t(w) nꜣy.f n(j) ẖrdw m ḫt ꜥrq.f sḫr r(m)ṯw bjꜣt.sn m jjt ḥr.f
      So the vizier let his children be summoned after he understood the conduct of people, their character being what had come upon him.
  2. mood
  3. a good attribute of a person for which he or she is well-liked

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