msdmt

Egyptian

Etymology

From m- (noun-forming prefix) +‎ sdm (“to put on makeup”) +‎ -t (feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mɛsdɛmɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: mesdemet

Noun

 f

1. a black mineral pigment used as eye makeup and medicinally prescribed for eye disease; mesdemet
2. a black pigment used for painting small images of gods [New Kingdom, Greco-Roman Period]

Inflection

Declension of msdmt (feminine)

singular	msdmt
dual	msdmtj
plural	msdmwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic forms of the phonetic component of msdmt  

msdt	msdt	msdmt	msdmt	msdmt	msḏmt	msdmt
[Old Kingdom]	[Old Kingdom]	[Old Kingdom]	[Old Kingdom]	[since the Middle Kingdom]	[since the Middle Kingdom]	[New Kingdom]

Alternative determinatives of msdmt  

		also used as an abbreviation for the word

Descendants

• Bohairic Coptic: ⲉⲥⲑⲏⲙ (esthēm)
• Sahidic Coptic: ⲥⲧⲏⲙ (stēm)
  • → Ancient Greek: στίμμι (stímmi), στίβι (stíbi)
    • → Latin: stibium
      • → English: stibium, stibnite

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN