dbnt

Egyptian

Etymology

Speculatively, Ehret claims a derivation from Proto-Afroasiatic *dab(n)- (“hair”); as with other attempts at reconstructing Proto-Afroasiatic, academic consensus is lacking.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /dɛbnɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: debnet

Noun

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1. a sidelock of hair, the traditional hairstyle of children

Inflection

Declension of dbnt (feminine)

singular	dbnt
dual	dbntj
plural	dbnwt

Synonyms

• wprt

References

• Dickson, Paul (2006) Dictionary of Middle Egyptian in Gardiner Classification Order‎^[1]