Egyptian [ edit ]
Etymology 1 [ edit ]
Pronunciation [ edit ]
f
woman
wife
c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE ,
Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 132–134:
jr qn{n}.k rwḏ jb.k mḥ.k qnj.k m ẖrdw.k sn.k ḥmt .k mꜣ.k pr.k If you are stalwart, with your mind firm, you will fill your embrace with your children, you will kiss your wife , and you will see your home.
Inflection [ edit ]
Declension of ḥmt (feminine consonant-stem)
Derived terms [ edit ]
Descendants [ edit ]
Demotic: ḥm.t
Sahidic Coptic: ϩⲓⲙⲉ ( hime )
Etymology 2 [ edit ]
Pronunciation [ edit ]
m
copper
Alternative forms [ edit ]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥmt
Etymology 3 [ edit ]
From ḥm ( “ incarnation ” ) + -t ( feminine ending ) .
Pronunciation [ edit ]
m
the (female) pharaoh of Egypt as a particular individual who serves as an incarnation of kingship
an incarnation ? of a goddess (e.g. as a statue )
Usage notes [ edit ]
See the usage notes at ḥm .
Inflection [ edit ]
Declension of ḥmt (feminine)
Etymology 4 [ edit ]
From ḥm ( “ servant ” ) + -t ( feminine ending ) .
Pronunciation [ edit ]
f
(female ) servant , slave
Inflection [ edit ]
Declension of ḥmt (feminine)
Derived terms [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
Erman, Adolf ; Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache [1] , volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN , page 76.16–77.19, 88.10–88.16, 92.12–93.8, 99
Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian , Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN , page 168–169
James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs , 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN , page 375 .
Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar , Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN , page 55
^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction , Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN , page 49, 59