pḏt

See also: pdt, PDT, and pDt

Egyptian

Etymology

Possibly from a form such as Proto-Afroasiatic *pVg-. Equivalent to pḏ (“to stretch”) +‎ -t (feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈpiːcʼat/ → /ˈpiːtʼaʔ/ → /ˈpiːtʼa/ → /ˈpiːtʼə/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈpiːcʼat/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈpiːtʼaʔ/
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈpiːtʼa/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈpiːtʼə/; compare the Akkadian transcription 𒉿𒋫 (pi-ta)

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /pɛd͡ʒɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: pedjet

Noun

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1. bow (weapon)

Inflection

Declension of pḏt (feminine)

singular	pḏt
dual	pḏtj
plural	pḏwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of pḏt  

pḏt	pḏt

Derived terms

• jrj-pḏt
• psḏt pḏt
• pḏtj
• ḥrj-pḏt

 

Descendants

• Demotic: ptyt
  • Akhmimic Coptic: ⲡⲓⲧⲉ (pite)
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲫⲓϯ (phiti)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲡⲓⲧⲉ (pite)

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 99.