mrkbt

Egyptian

Etymology

From Northwest Semitic *markabt- ("chariot"). Compare Hebrew מֶרְכָּבָה (merkāḇā), Ugaritic 𐎎𐎗𐎋𐎁𐎚 (mrkbt /⁠markabtu⁠/)..

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /maɾˈkabtV/ → /βəɾˈkawt/

• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /maɾˈkabtV/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /βəɾˈkawt/ (with irregular change of m > β and b > w)

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

Noun

 f

1. chariot

Inflection

Declension of mrkbt (feminine)

singular	mrkbt
dual	mrkbtj
plural	mrkbwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mrkbt  

mrkbtw	mrkbwtj	mrkbtj	mrkbwtj

Descendants

• Sahidic Coptic: ⲃⲣϭⲟⲟⲩⲧ (brcoout), ⲃⲉⲣⲉϭⲱⲟⲩⲧ (berecōout)
• Bohairic Coptic: ⲃⲉⲣⲉϭⲱⲟⲩⲧⲥ (berecōouts)

References

• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN