mnḫt

Egyptian

Etymology

From m- (noun-forming prefix) +‎ wnḫ (“to clothe”) +‎ -t (feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mɛnxɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: menkhet

Noun

 f

1. clothing, garment

Inflection

Declension of mnḫt (feminine)

singular	mnḫt
dual	mnḫtj
plural	mnḫwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mnḫt  

mnḫt

Proper noun

 f

1. The month of Phaophi

See also

• (Middle Kingdom (Memphite) Egyptian calendar months) tḫj, mnḫt, ẖnt-ḥwt-ḥr, nḥb-kꜣw, šf-bdt, rkḥ-ꜥꜣ, rkḥ-nḏs, rnn-wtt, ḫnsw, ḫnt-ẖty-prtj, jpt-ḥmt, wp-rnpt

• (New Kingdom (Theban) Egyptian calendar months) ḏḥwtj, pꜣ-n-jpt, ḥwt-ḥr, kꜣ-ḥr-kꜣ, tꜣ-ꜥꜣbt, pꜣ-n-pꜣ-mḫrw, pꜣ-n-jmn-ḥtp, pꜣ-n-rnn-wtt, pꜣ-n-ḫnsw, pꜣ-n-jnt, jpj-jpj, mswt-rꜥ ^{(Category: egy:Egyptian calendar months)}

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 108, 365.