jbt

Egyptian

Etymology

jbj (“to be(come) thirsty”) +‎ -t.

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈjiːbat/ → /ˈjiːbaʔ/ → /ˈʔiːβə/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈjiːbat/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈjiːbaʔ/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈʔiːβə/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ibɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: ibet

Noun

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1. thirst

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jbt  

jbt

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 61.12–61.14

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Serbo-Croatian

Interjection

jbt (Cyrillic spelling јбт)

1. (vulgar, informal) Abbreviation of jebote.