zꜣ-nht

See also: zꜣ-nḫt

Egyptian

Etymology

zꜣ (“son”) +‎ nht (“sycamore”) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘son of sycamore’.

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /siːʀ ˈnaːhaʔ/ → /siːʔ ˈnaːha/ → /siːʔ ˈnoːhə/

• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /siːʀ ˈnaːhaʔ/
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /siːʔ ˈnaːha/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /siːʔ ˈnoːhə/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /zɑ nɛhɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: za-nehet

Proper noun

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1. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Sinuhe