wḏyt

See also: WDYT

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /wɛd͡ʒiːt/
  • Conventional anglicization: wedjyt

Etymology 1

From wḏj (“to depart, to stray”) +‎ -yt.

Noun

 f

1. expedition, journey away
2. (military) campaign

Inflection

Declension of wḏyt (feminine)

singular	wḏyt
dual	wḏytj
plural	wḏywt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wḏyt  

wḏyt

Etymology 2

Noun

 f

1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
   1. flour content of bread

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 398.6–398.12, 399.13
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 74
• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 112.