bjt

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Translingual

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Symbol

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bjt

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Balanta-Ganja.

See also

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Egyptian

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Etymology 1

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Bee hieroglyph from the tomb complex of Senusret I (d. 1,926 BC)

Heavily disputed. The final -t is usually considered a separate feminine ending in origin rather than a part of the root, but this is not wholly certain. Etymological hypotheses include:

Several linguists have also proposed an areal connection with Proto-Indo-European *bʰey- (bee), noting the existence of a number of parallels between Afroasiatic and Indo-European bee-keeping terminology.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bitt
Z1

 f

  1. honey bee
Usage notes
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Commonly used as a symbol of Lower Egypt.

Derived terms
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Noun

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Egyptians gathering honey
bittW24
Z2ss

 f

  1. honey
Descendants
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  • Demotic: W24yL2j-2 (jby)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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bit
X4

 f

  1. a kind of flat loaf of bread [since the Medical Papyri]
  2. flat cake (of some given substance) in general
Inflection
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