ṯzt

Egyptian

Etymology

ṯz (“to tie, to knot, to marshal”) +‎ -t (“feminine suffix”)

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɛzɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: tjezet

Noun

 f

1. knot [since the Pyramid Texts]

Inflection

Declension of ṯzt (feminine)

singular	ṯzt
dual	ṯztj
plural	ṯzwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ṯzt  

ṯzt	ṯzt	ṯzt
	[since the 18th Dynasty]	[since the 18th Dynasty]

Noun

 f

1. detachment of troops

Inflection

Declension of ṯzt (feminine)

singular	ṯzt
dual	ṯztj
plural	ṯzwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ṯzt  

ṯst

Noun

 f

1. range of mountains or hills

Inflection

Declension of ṯzt (feminine)

singular	ṯzt
dual	ṯztj
plural	ṯzwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ṯzt  

ṯzt

[Old Kingdom]

Derived terms

• ṯztj

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 399.4–399.11, 401.5–401.10, 402–403.9
• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 147