mẖnt
Egyptian
Etymology
m- (noun-forming prefix) + ẖnj (“to row”) + -t (feminine ending).
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /mɛçnɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: mekhnet
Noun
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- ferryboat, especially in the afterworld
Inflection
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mẖnt
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mẖnt | mẖnt | mẖnt |
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 133.12–133.13
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 115