ḏt

See also: Dt, DT, dT, dt., and dt'

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (in the sense ‘olive’) (reconstructed Late Egyptian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʼajt/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: djet

Etymology 1

Noun

 f

1. cobra

Inflection

Declension of ḏt (feminine)

singular	ḏt
dual	ḏtj
plural	ḏwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏt  

ḏt

Proper noun

 m

1. a serekh name notably borne by Djet, a pharaoh of the First Dynasty

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏt  

wꜣḏ

Etymology 2

Noun

 f

1. static, unchanging eternity

   Antonym: nḥḥ (“cyclical eternity”)

Derived terms

• pr-ḏt

Adverb

1. forever

Derived terms

• ꜥnḫ.tj ḏt
• ꜥnḫ ḏt
• m ꜣwt ḏt

Noun

 f

1. body, form
2. statue
3. self

Inflection

Declension of ḏt (feminine)

singular	ḏt
dual	ḏtj
plural	ḏwt

Derived terms

• jp ḏt

Etymology 3

Noun

 f

1. estate

Inflection

Declension of ḏt (feminine)

singular	ḏt
dual	ḏtj
plural	ḏwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏt  

ḏt	ḏt

Derived terms

• nḏt

Noun

 f

1. serf

Inflection

Declension of ḏt (feminine)

singular	ḏt
dual	ḏtj
plural	ḏwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏt  

ḏt

Etymology 4

Noun

 f

1. papyrus stalk

Inflection

Declension of ḏt (feminine)

singular	ḏt
dual	ḏtj
plural	ḏwt

Etymology 5

Borrowed from Semitic; compare Ugaritic 𐎇𐎚 (zt), Phoenician 𐤆𐤉𐤕 (zyt), Galilean Aramaic זֵיתָא (zētā), Classical Syriac ܙܝܬܐ (zaytā), Amharic ዘይት (zäyt, “olive oil”), Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn, “olive”), زَيْت (zayt, “oil, olive oil”), Hebrew זַיִת (záyit).

Noun

 m

1. (Late Egyptian) olive tree
2. (Late Egyptian) olive (fruit)

Inflection

Declension of ḏt (masculine)

singular	ḏt
dual	ḏtwj
plural	ḏtw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏt  

ḏt	ḏt
	when meaning the fruit

Descendants

• Demotic: ḏjṱ
  • Bohairic Coptic: ϫⲱⲓⲧ (čōit)
  • Fayyumic Coptic: ϫⲁⲓⲧ (čait)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ϫⲟⲉⲓⲧ (čoeit)

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 95, 109–110, 173, 187, 279.
• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
• Petrie, Flinders (1900) The royal tombs of the first dynasty, part I, plate XVII, 125-127
• von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, page 171