šfyt

Egyptian

Etymology

šfj (“to respect”) +‎ -y +‎ -t.

Pronunciation

• (reconstructed Late Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ʃəˈfeːʔ/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ʃɛfiːt/
  • Conventional anglicization: shefyt

Noun

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1. respect
2. majesty
3. truth [Greco-Roman Period]

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of šfyt  

šfyt	šfwt	šft

Descendants

• Demotic: šft
  • Old Coptic: ϣⲃⲉ (šbe), ϣⲃⲏ (šbē)

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1930) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 4, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 457.2–459.12
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 265