ḥmt
Appearance
Egyptian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈħiːmat/ → /ˈħiːmaʔ/ → /ˈħiːma/ → /ˈħiːmə/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /hɛmɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: hemet
Noun
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f
- woman
- wife
- c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 132–134:
- jr qn{n}.k rwḏ jb.k mḥ.k qnj.k m ẖrdw.k sn.k ḥmt.k mꜣ.k pr.k
- If you are stalwart, with your mind firm, you will fill your embrace with your children, you will kiss your wife, and you will see your home.
Inflection
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Demotic: ḥm.t
Etymology 2
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /hɛmɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: hemet
Noun
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m
Alternative forms
[edit]Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥmt
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ḥmt |
Descendants
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]From ḥm (“incarnation”) + -t (feminine ending).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /hɛmɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: hemet
Noun
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m
- the (female) pharaoh of Egypt as a particular individual who serves as an incarnation of kingship
- an incarnation? of a goddess (e.g. as a statue)
Usage notes
[edit]See the usage notes at ḥm.
Inflection
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 4
[edit]From ḥm (“servant”) + -t (feminine ending).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /hɛmɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: hemet
Noun
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f
Inflection
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 76.16–77.19, 88.10–88.16, 92.12–93.8, 99
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, pages 168–169
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 375.
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 55
- ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 49, 59