menat
See also: menât
English
![](Images/wiktionary/Menat_necklace_from_Malqata_MET_DT234778.jpg.webp)
Menat necklace.
Etymology
Borrowed from Egyptian mnjt in the form of the 19th-century Lepsius-style transcription menȧt.
Noun
menat (plural menats)
- In Ancient Egypt, a heavy beaded necklace and musical instrument with a crescent-shaped plate in the front and a keyhole-shaped amuletic counterweight in the rear, considered sacred to Hathor.
- The keyhole-shaped counterweight of such a necklace, considered an amulet to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
Anagrams
- Manet, Nemat, ament, ant'em, antem, manet, meant, menta, nemat-
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /məˈnat/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /meˈnat/
- Rhymes: -at
Verb
menat m (feminine menada, masculine plural menats, feminine plural menades)
- past participle of menar
Swedish
Verb
menat
- supine of mena.
Anagrams
- manet, maten, metan, teman