mryt-ptḥ

Egyptian

Etymology

From mryt (feminine perfective relative form of mrj) +‎ ptḥ (“Ptah”), thus literally ‘(she) whom Ptah loves’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mɛriːt pɛtɛh/
  • Conventional anglicization: meryt-ptah

Proper noun

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1. a female given name, Merit-Ptah

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mryt-ptḥ  

mryt-ptḥ	mrt-ptḥ	mry-ptḥ	mrt-ptḥ

References

• Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen‎^[1], volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, pages 158.22, 161.19