mnḫt
Egyptian
Etymology
From m- (noun-forming prefix) + wnḫ (“to clothe”) + -t (feminine suffix).
Pronunciation
Noun:
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /mawˈnaːχit/ → /mawˈnaːχiʔ/ → /məˈnoːχə/
Proper noun:
- (reconstructed Middle Egyptian) IPA(key): /mawˈnaːχiʔ/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /mɛnxɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: menkhet
Noun
|
f
- clothing, garment
Inflection
Declension of mnḫt (feminine)
| singular | mnḫt |
|---|---|
| dual | mnḫtj |
| plural | mnḫwt |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mnḫt
| ||
| mnḫt |
Proper noun
|
f
- The month of Phaophi
See also
- (Middle Kingdom (Memphite) Egyptian calendar months) tḫj, mnḫt, ẖnt ḥwt-ḥr, nḥb-kꜣw, šf-bdt, rkḥ-ꜥꜣ, rkḥ-nḏs, rnn-wtt, ḫnsw, ḫnt-ẖty-prtj, jpt ḥmt, wp-rnpt
- (New Kingdom (Theban) Egyptian calendar months) ḏḥwtj, pꜣ-n-jpt, ḥwt-ḥr, kꜣ-ḥr-kꜣ, tꜣ-ꜥꜣbt, pꜣ-n-pꜣ-mḫrw, pꜣ-n-jmn-ḥtp, pꜣ-n-rnn-wtt, pꜣ-n-ḫnsw, pꜣ-n-jnt, jpj-jpj, mswt-rꜥ (Category: egy:Egyptian calendar months)
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 365 page 108, 365.