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jꜣdt

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Egyptian

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FWOTD – 22 January 2024

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Unknown.

Noun

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iAd
t		 idt

 f

  1. dew
  2. pouring rain in a storm
  3. ‘dew’ or ‘sweat’ of a god, in figurative reference to the god’s pleasant scent
  4. divine might or influence
Usage notes
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This word was confused with jdt (“pleasant scent”) very early on and often cannot be distinguished from it.

Inflection
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Declension of jꜣdt (feminine)
singular jꜣdt
dual jꜣdtj
plural jꜣdwt
Alternative forms
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜣdt  
idt
iAd
t Z5		 idt
id
t		 idt
iAd
t		 mwN36
N23
jꜣdt jꜣdt jdt jꜣdt
abbreviation
Descendants
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  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲓⲱϯ (iōti)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲉⲓⲱⲧⲉ (eiōte)

Etymology 2

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From jꜣd (“to suffer, to experience a lack”) +‎ -t (feminine suffix).

Noun

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iAd
t		 A14A

 f

  1. pestilence, affliction
  2. lack, deficiency, need
Inflection
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Declension of jꜣdt (feminine)
singular jꜣdt
dual jꜣdtj
plural jꜣdwt
Alternative forms
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜣdt  
iAd
t		 idt
jꜣdt

Etymology 3

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Perhaps compare jꜣd (“kind of cord on a door-bolt”), jwd (“to ensnare”).

Noun

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iAd
t
T90

 f

  1. net, especially one used for fishing or fowling
Inflection
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Declension of jꜣdt (feminine)
singular jꜣdt
dual jꜣdtj
plural jꜣdwt
Alternative forms
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜣdt  
iAd
t Z5		 V1
jꜣdt

Etymology 4

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Unknown.

Noun

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iAd
t		 V26
N23 Z1

 f

  1. a kind of field or tract of land
  2. (in the plural) pastures for livestock, pastureland
Inflection
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Declension of jꜣdt (feminine)
singular jꜣdt
dual jꜣdtj
plural jꜣdwt
Alternative forms
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜣdt  
iAd
t		 N18
N23 Z1
jꜣdt

References

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