psḏt

Egyptian

Etymology

psḏ- (“nine”) +‎ -t (feminine ending).

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /piˈsiːcʼat/ → /piˈsiːtʼaʔ/ → /pəˈsiːtʼa/ → /pəˈsiːtʼə/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /piˈsiːcʼat/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /piˈsiːtʼaʔ/
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /pəˈsiːtʼa/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /pəˈsiːtʼə/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /pɛsɛd͡ʒɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: pesedjet

Numeral

1. feminine of psḏw (“nine”)
2. nineness, ennead [Pyramid Texts]

Derived terms

• psḏt pḏt

Descendants

• Bohairic Coptic: ⲯⲓϯ (psiti)
• Sahidic Coptic: ⲯⲓⲥⲉ (psise), ⲯⲓⲧⲉ (psite)

Proper noun

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1. the (Great) Ennead; the collection of nine gods worshipped at Heliopolis and taking part in the Heliopolitan creation myth, together representing the sum of all the elements of the created world: Atum, Shu, Tefnut, Nut, Geb, Osiris, Isis, Set, and Nephthys.
2. one of the lesser Enneads of nine gods

Inflection

Declension of psḏt (feminine)

singular	psḏt
dual	psḏtj
plural	psḏwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of psḏt  

psḏt	psḏt	psḏt	psḏt	psḏt
	[since Old Egyptian]	[Coffin Texts]	[Second Intermediate Period]

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 148, 220, 346, 360.
• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 127
• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 558.12–559.15