menat

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See also: menât

English

Menat necklace.

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian mnjt in the form of the 19th-century Lepsius-style transcription menȧt.

Noun

menat (plural menats)

  1. In Ancient Egypt, a heavy beaded necklace and musical instrument with a crescent-shaped plate in the front and a keyhole-shaped amuletic counterweight in the rear, considered sacred to Hathor.
  2. The keyhole-shaped counterweight of such a necklace, considered an amulet to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.

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Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

menat (feminine mena, masculine plural menats, feminine plural menes)

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Swedish

Verb

menat

  1. (deprecated template usage) supine of mena

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