sṯꜣt

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /sɛt͡ʃɑt/
  • Conventional anglicization: setjat

Etymology 1

Noun

 f

1. an aroura, a measure of area equivalent to 100 mḥw-tꜣ (“centarouras”) or 10 000 square mḥw (“cubits”) (about 0.28 hectares).
2. flat plane

Inflection

Declension of sṯꜣt (feminine)

singular	sṯꜣt
dual	sṯꜣtj
plural	sṯꜣwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of sṯꜣt  

sṯꜣt	sṯꜣt	sṯꜣt	sṯꜣt

Descendants

• Demotic: stꜣ
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲥⲱⲧ (sōt)

Etymology 2

Noun

 f

1. roller for portage^?

Inflection

Declension of sṯꜣt (feminine)

singular	sṯꜣt
dual	sṯꜣtj
plural	sṯꜣwt

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 105.
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN