snt

See also: Appendix:Variations of "snt"

Egyptian

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

 

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

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈsaːnat/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈsaːnaʔ/
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈsaːna/
• (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

Coordinate terms

Egyptian family terms

hnw, ꜣbwt (“family”)		Male	Female
parent		jt (“father”)	mwt (“mother”)
sibling		sn (“brother”)	snt (“sister”)
child		zꜣ (“son”)	zꜣt (“daughter”)
spouse		hj (“husband”)	ḥmt (“wife”)

Derived terms

• pr-snt

Descendants

• Demotic Egyptian: 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”)