mnt

See also: MNT

English

Noun

mnt (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) Abbreviation of maleonitriledithiolate.

Anagrams

• mtn, mtn., NMT

Egyptian

Pronunciation

 

• (noun meaning ‘suffering’): (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈmaːnat/ → /ˈmaːnaʔ/ → /ˈmaːna/ → /ˈmoːnə/

• (noun meaning ‘suffering’): (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈmaːnat/
• (noun meaning ‘suffering’): (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈmaːnaʔ/
• (noun meaning ‘suffering’): (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈmaːna/
• (noun meaning ‘suffering’): (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈmoːnə/

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

Etymology 1

From mn (“so-and-so”) +‎ -t (feminine ending).

Noun

 f

1. substitute for an unknown female name; so-and-so, N.N.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mnt  

mnt	mnt
[18th Dynasty]	[18th Dynasty]

Etymology 2

Noun

 f

1. (usually in the dual) human thigh
2. (in the dual) lap (upper legs of a seated person)
3. ox haunch

Inflection

Declension of mnt (feminine)

singular	mnt
dual	mntj
plural	mnwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mnt  

mnt	mntj
	[Greco-Roman Period]
in the sense ‘ox haunch’	in the dual

Etymology 3

From mn (“to suffer”) +‎ -t.

Noun

 f

1. suffering

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mnt  

mnt	mnt

Derived terms

• znj mnt

 

Etymology 4

Noun

 f

1. swallow (bird) [since the Old Kingdom]

Inflection

Declension of mnt (feminine)

singular	mnt
dual	mntj
plural	mnwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mnt  

mnt

Descendants

• Bohairic Coptic: ⲃⲏⲛⲓ (bēni)
• Sahidic Coptic: ⲃⲏⲛⲉ (bēne)

Etymology 5

Noun

 f

1. Only used in m mnt (“daily”)

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 65.3–65.5, 65.9–65.11, 67.6–67.18, 68.2–68.4, 68.8–68.15
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 107
• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 282.

Estonian

Noun

mnt

1. Abbreviation of maantee.