jtrt

jtrt

Egyptian

Etymology

Possibly related to jtrw (“river”), with a basic meaning of ‘line, row’.[1]

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /itrɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: itret

Noun

 f

1. (usually in the dual) row (of people, shrines, shrubs, etc.)
2. (often in the dual) chapel, temple
3. niche to hold the statue of a god

Inflection

Declension of jtrt (feminine)

singular	jtrt
dual	jtrtj
plural	jtrwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jtrt  

jtrt

[Middle Kingdom]

Derived terms

• jtrt-mḥt
• jtrt-šmꜥt

References

• Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, ISBN 3050022647, page 147.10–148.10
• Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, ISBN 0-900416-32-7, page 33

1. Gardiner, Alan H. (December 1944) “Horus the Beḥdetite” in The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, volume 30, page 27–28