špst

See also: SPST

Egyptian

Etymology

šps (“nobleman”) +‎ -t (feminine ending).

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈʃipsat/ → /ˈʃipsaʔ/ → /ˈʃepsa/ → /ˈʃepsə/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈʃipsat/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈʃipsaʔ/
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈʃepsa/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈʃepsə/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ʃɛpsɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: shepset

Noun

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1. noblewoman [since the Old Kingdom]

Inflection

Declension of špst (feminine)

singular	špst
dual	špstj
plural	špswt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of špst  

špst	šps	špst
[Old Kingdom]	[Old Kingdom]	[Middle Kingdom]

Derived terms

• ḥꜣt-špswt

Descendants

• Old Coptic: ϭⲁⲡϭⲓ (capci)
• Old Coptic: ϣⲁⲡϣⲓ (šapši)

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 115, 132.
• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN