jꜣbt

Egyptian

Etymology

Nominalized from the feminine of jꜣbj.

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈjaʀbat/ → /ˈjaʀbaʔ/ → /ˈjoːβə/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈjaʀbat/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈjaʀbaʔ/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈjoːβə/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /iɑbɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: iabet

Noun

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1. east, the East
2. left side

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜣbt  

jꜣbt

Synonyms

• jꜣbtt

Antonyms

• jmnt
• jmntt

Derived terms

• jꜣbtj
• jꜣbtt
• nfrt-jꜣbt

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 389.