Maat

Maat

See also: maat

English

Alternative forms

• Ma'at

Etymology

Egyptian mꜣꜥt,

Proper noun

Maat

1. An Ancient Egyptian goddess, the personification of truth, order, and righteousness, symbolized by a feather.

Anagrams

• AAMT

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Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Mart (less common)

Etymology

From Old High German marchāt, from Latin mercātus (compare German Markt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maːt/

Noun

Maat m (plural Määt)

1. (most dialects) market

   Op dem Maat stonn die Buure.

   The farmers are standing in the marketplace.

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German

Etymology

Via German Low German from Middle Low German māt, māte, whence also English mate. See there for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːt/

• Audio

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• Homophone: Mahd
• Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

Maat m (genitive Maats or Maates, plural Maate or Maaten)

1. (nautical) mate (naval non-commissioned officer)
2. (nautical, Germany) a naval rank, “OR5” on the NATO rank scale

Declension

Declension of Maat

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Maat	die	Maate
genitive	eines	des	Maates, Maats	der	Maate
dative	einem	dem	Maat, Maate1	den	Maaten
accusative	einen	den	Maat	die	Maate

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

• Obermaat

Further reading

• Maat in Duden online