nḏyt

Egyptian

Etymology

Possibly formed from nḏt (“servant, slave”). The verb nḏy is of later date and may best be seen as a back-formation.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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1. (uncountable) The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: [Middle to New Kingdom]
   1. stinginess, meanness, thrift
   2. badness, baseness
2. (uncountable) The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
   1. presumptuousness

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nḏyt  

nḏyt	nḏwyt

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 369.9
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 144
• Hannig, Rainer (1997) Großes Handwörterbuch Ägyptisch-Deutsch: die Sprache der Pharaonen (2800–950 v. Chr.) (Hannig-Lexica; 1), second edition, Mainz: Verlag Philipp von Zabern, →ISBN, page 447