mḥtj
Egyptian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From mḥt (“Nile delta”) + -j (nisba ending).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /mɛhti/
- Conventional anglicization: mehti
Adjective
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Inflection
[edit]| masculine | feminine | |
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| singular | mḥtj |
mḥtt |
| dual | mḥtjwj, mḥtwj |
mḥttj |
| plural | mḥtjw, mḥtw |
mḥtwt1, mḥtt2 |
1 Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
2 From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.
2 From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.
Alternative forms
[edit]Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mḥtj
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| mḥtj |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Bohairic Coptic: ⲉⲙϩⲓⲧ (emhit)
- Fayyumic Coptic: ⲙⲉⲛϩⲓⲧ (menhit), ⲉⲙϩⲓⲧ (emhit), ⲙⲉϩⲓⲧ (mehit)
- Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲙⲉϩⲓⲧ (mehit)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲙϩⲓⲧ (mhit), ⲉⲙϩⲓⲧ (emhit)
- Akhmimic Coptic: ⲙϩⲉⲓⲧ (mheit), ⲙⲉϩⲓⲧ (mehit), ⲙϩⲓⲧ (mhit)
References
[edit]- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 150.