zft
Egyptian
Etymology
Related to zf (“to slaughter, cut up”), zfṯ (“to slaughter”). Also compare Arabic سيف (sayf), Amharic ሰይፍ (säyf).
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈziːfat/ → /ˈsiːfaʔ/ → /ˈseːfə/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /zɛfɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: zefet
Noun
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Inflection
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of zft
Descendants
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN