Maat

See also: maat

English

Alternative forms

• Ma'at

Etymology

Egyptian mꜣꜥt,

Proper noun

Maat

1. An Ancient Egyptian goddess, the personification of truth, order, and righteousness, symbolized by a feather.

Anagrams

• AAMT

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Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Mart (less common)

Etymology

From Old High German marchāt, from Latin mercātus (compare German Markt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maːt/

Noun

Maat m (plural Määt)

1. (most dialects) market

   Op dem Maat stonn die Buure.

   The farmers are standing in the marketplace.

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German

Etymology

Via (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Low German from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German māt, māte, whence also English mate. See there for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːt/

• Audio:

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• Homophone: Mahd
• Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

Maat m (genitive Maats or Maates, plural Maate or Maaten)

1. (nautical) mate (naval non-commissioned officer)
2. (nautical, Germany) a naval rank, “OR5” on the NATO rank scale

Derived terms

• Obermaat

Further reading

• “Maat” in Duden online