nḫt-ꜥ

Egyptian

Etymology

nḫt (“strong”) +‎ ꜥ (“arm”) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘(one) strong of arm’.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nɛxɛt ɑː/
  • Conventional anglicization: nakht-a

Noun

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1. one who has grown capable of fending for himself; an adult
2. a strong person

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 318.