jꜣbtj
Egyptian
Etymology
jꜣbt (“east, left”) + -j (nisba ending).
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /jaˈʀibtij/ → /jaˈʀibtij/ → /ʔəˈjeβt/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /iɑbti/
- Conventional anglicization: iabti
Adjective
- eastern
- left-hand, left (direction)
Inflection
Declension of jꜣbtj (nisba adjective)
masculine | feminine | |
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singular | jꜣbtj | jꜣbtt |
dual | jꜣbtjwj, jꜣbtwj | jꜣbttj |
plural | jꜣbtjw, jꜣbtw | jꜣbtwt1, jꜣbtt2 |
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Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜣbtj
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Synonyms
- jꜣbj
Antonyms
- jmntj
- jmn
Derived terms
- jꜣbtt
- jꜣbtjw
Noun
m
- east, the East
- eastern side (of something)
Alternative forms
See under the adjective above.
Descendants
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲓⲉⲃⲧ (iebt), ⲉⲓⲉⲃⲧ (eiebt)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲉⲓⲉⲃⲧ (eiebt), ⲉⲉⲓⲉⲃⲧ (eeiebt)
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 30.16–31.3
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 8
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 455.
- Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 40