nt-ꜥ

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Egyptian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

nt (feminine of nj (“of, belonging to”)) +‎ ꜥ (“hand, state, condition”), thus ‘(what is) belonging to the hand/state of affairs’.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

n
t		 a
Z1		 Y1
Z2

 f

  1. the way of doing things, custom, practice, ritual

References[edit]

  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 457.
  • Gundacker, Roman (2011) “On the Etymology of the Egyptian Crown Name mrsw.t*: An “Irregular” Subgroup of m-Prefix Formations” in Lingua Aegyptia, volume 19, page 53
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=nt-ꜥ&oldid=54021304"