mjtj

Egyptian

Etymology

mjt (“similarity”) +‎ -j (“nisba ending”), ultimately from mj (“like”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

1. similar, equal

Inflection

Declension of mjtj (nisba adjective)

	masculine	feminine
singular	mjtj	mjtt
dual	mjtjwj, mjtwj	mjttj
plural	mjtjw, mjtw	mjtwt1, mjtt2

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.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mjtj  

mjtj	mjt

Derived terms

• mjtt

Noun

 m

1. the equal (of …), the like (of …)

Inflection

Declension of mjtj (masculine)

singular	mjtj
dual	mjtjwj
plural	mjtjw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mjtj  

mjt	mjtj	mjt
[Old Kingdom]	[Old Kingdom]	[Middle Kingdom to 26th Dynasty]

Noun

 m

1. likeness, faithful representation [18th Dynasty]

Inflection

Declension of mjtj (masculine)

singular	mjtj
dual	mjtjwj
plural	mjtjw

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 39.1–39.12
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 104
• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 90–91.