Reconstruction:Egyptian/ꜥr n pt

Egyptian

Etymology

ꜥr (“pebble”) +‎ n(j) (“of”) +‎ pt (“sky”), thus ‘pebble of the sky’.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɑːr ɛn pɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: ar en pet

Noun

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1. hailstone

Inflection

Declension of ꜥr n pt (masculine)

singular	ꜥr n pt
dual	ꜥrwj nwj pt
plural	ꜥrw nw pt

Descendants

• Akhmimic Coptic: ⲁⲗⲙⲡⲉ (almpe)
• Bohairic Coptic: ⲁⲗⲙⲫⲉ (almphe)
• Fayyumic Coptic: ⲉⲗⲉⲙⲡⲏ (elempē)
• Sahidic Coptic: ⲁⲗⲙⲡⲉ (almpe)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 4
• Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 6