jrt

See also: JRT

Demotic

Noun

jrt f

1. Alternative form of jrtt (“milk”)

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Egyptian

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈjiːɾat/ → /ˈjiːɾaʔ/ → /ˈʔiːɾə/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈjiːɾat/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈjiːɾaʔ/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈʔiːɾə/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /irɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: iret

Noun

 f

1. eye

Inflection

Declension of jrt (feminine)

singular	jrt
dual	jrtj
plural	jrwt

Some have suggested that the dual of this noun is a masculine jrwj rather than the expected feminine jrtj.

Derived terms

• jrt rꜥ
• jrt ḥr

Descendants

• Demotic: jrt
  • Coptic: ⲉⲓⲉⲣ (eier) (Sahidic), ⲉⲓⲁⲧ (eiat) (Sahidic), ⲓⲉⲣ (ier) (Bohairic), ⲓⲁⲧ (iat) (Bohairic)

Noun

 f

1. duty

Inflection

Declension of jrt (feminine)

singular	jrt
dual	jrtj
plural	jrwt

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 456.
• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 146