jꜣqt

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Egyptian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Afroasiatic *wrḳ-.[1] Cognate with Proto-Semitic *waraq- (green).

Pronunciation

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  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈjuʀqʼat//ˈjuʀqʼaʔ//ˈʔuːqʼa//ˈʔeːqʼə/

Noun

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iAq
t
M2
Z2ss

 f

  1. (collective) leeks
  2. (collective) vegetables, greens (in general)
    • c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 47–48:
      gmmn&A1 dAbM43N33C
      Z2
      iAr
      r
      t
      D5
      N33C
      Z2
      imiAqtHnZ3Anb
      t
      A51stY2
      gm.n.j dꜣbw jꜣrrt jm jꜣqt nbt špst
      I found figs and grapes there, and splendid vegetables of all kinds.

Descendants

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  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲏϫⲓ (ēči)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲏϭⲉ (ēce)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 31–32