pḥtj

Egyptian

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈpiħtVj/ → /ˈpiħtVj/ → /ˈpeħtə/ → /ˈpeħt(ə)/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈpiħtVj/

  where V represents an unknown short vowel.

• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈpiħtVj/

  where V represents an unknown short vowel.

• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈpeħtə/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈpeħt(ə)/

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

Noun

 m

1. strength, might

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of pḥtj  

pḥtj	pḥtj

Derived terms

• mn-pḥtj-rꜥ
• sḫm-pḥtj-ḏsr-ḫꜥw

Descendants

• Old Coptic: ⲡⲁϩⲧⲉ (pahte)

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 36, 83.
• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 55