snt

See also: SNT, ŠNT, snṯ, and šnṯ

Egyptian

Etymology 1

sn (“brother”) +‎ -t (“feminine ending”), related to snwj (“two”).

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈsaːnat/ → /ˈsaːnaʔ/ → /ˈsaːna/ → /ˈsoːnə/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈsaːnat/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈsaːnaʔ/
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈsaːna/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈsoːnə/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /sɛnɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: senet

Noun

 f

1. sister
2. wife

Inflection

Declension of snt (feminine)

singular	snt
dual	sntj
plural	snwt

Derived terms

• pr-snt

Descendants

• Demotic: snt
  • Coptic: ⲥⲱⲛⲉ (sōne) (Sahidic, Akhmimic), ⲥⲱⲛⲓ (sōni) (Bohairic, Fayyumic)

Etymology 2

Noun

 f

1. flagpole

Inflection

Declension of snt (feminine)

singular	snt
dual	sntj
plural	snwt

Noun

 f

1. plinth

Inflection

Declension of snt (feminine)

singular	snt
dual	sntj
plural	snwt

Romanization

snt

1. Alternative transliteration of znt.

References

• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

Finnish

Noun

snt

1. Abbreviation of sentti (“cent, one hundredth of euro”).