jspt

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hebrew אַשְׁפָּה (ʾašpâh) or a cognate Semitic word. Later reanalysed as a root jsp- + -t.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ispɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: ispet

Noun

 m f

1. quiver for archery [Middle Kingdom to New Kingdom]

Usage notes

This word was masculine during the Middle Kingdom but had become feminine by the Late Kingdom.

Inflection

Declension of jspt (masculine)

singular	jspt
dual	jsptwj
plural	jsptw

Declension of jspt (feminine)

singular	jspt
dual	jsptj
plural	jspwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jspt  

jspt	jspt	jspt
		[New Kingdom]

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈjispat/ → /ˈjispaʔ/ → /ˈʔespa/ → /ˈʔespə/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈjispat/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈjispaʔ/
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈʔespa/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈʔespə/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ispɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: ispet

Noun

 f

1. language

Inflection

Declension of jspt (feminine)

singular	jspt
dual	jsptj
plural	jspwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jspt  

jsp

Descendants

• Akhmimic Coptic: ⲉⲥⲡⲉ (espe)
• Bohairic Coptic: ⲁⲥⲡⲓ (aspi)
• Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲉⲥⲡⲉ (espe)
• Sahidic Coptic: ⲁⲥⲡⲉ (aspe), ⲉⲥⲡⲉ (espe)

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 13