Egyptian [ edit ]
Etymology 1 [ edit ]
ꜣḫt ( “ Akhet ” ) + -j ( nisba ending) .
Pronunciation [ edit ]
Adjective [ edit ]
( of gods ) of, relating to, or dwelling in the Akhet , the region where the sun rises or sets
Inflection [ edit ]
Declension of
ꜣḫtj (
nisba adjective)
masculine
feminine
singular
ꜣḫtj
ꜣḫtt
dual
ꜣḫtjwj , ꜣḫtwj
ꜣḫttj
plural
ꜣḫtjw , ꜣḫtw
ꜣḫtwt 1 , ꜣḫtt 2
Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural. In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.
Alternative forms [ edit ]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣḫtj
ꜣḫtj
ꜣḫtj
ꜣḫtj
ꜣḫtj
ꜣḫtj
ꜣḫtj
ꜣḫtj
[Pyramid Texts]
[Middle Kingdom]
[New Kingdom]
Alternative plural writings of ꜣḫtj
Derived terms [ edit ]
m
dweller of the Akhet , the region where the sun rises or sets; chiefly used as an epithet for gods
Inflection [ edit ]
Declension of ꜣḫtj (masculine)
Alternative forms [ edit ]
See under the adjective above.
Derived terms [ edit ]
tꜣ-ꜣḫtjw
Etymology 2 [ edit ]
ꜣḫt ( “ inundation season ” ) + -j ( nisba ending) .
Pronunciation [ edit ]
Adjective [ edit ]
of or relating to the season of inundation
Inflection [ edit ]
Declension of
ꜣḫtj (
nisba adjective)
masculine
feminine
singular
ꜣḫtj
ꜣḫtt
dual
ꜣḫtjwj , ꜣḫtwj
ꜣḫttj
plural
ꜣḫtjw , ꜣḫtw
ꜣḫtwt 1 , ꜣḫtt 2
Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural. In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.
References [ edit ]
Erman, Adolf , Grapow, Hermann (1926 ) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache [1] , volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN , pages 18.1–18.3, 18.11
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962 ) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian , Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN , page 5
James P[eter] Allen (2010 ) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs , 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN , pages 149, 455 .
Hoch, James (1997 ) Middle Egyptian Grammar , Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN , page 242