mnꜥt
Egyptian
Etymology
mnꜥ (“to nurse, to suckle”) + -t (feminine ending).
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /mɛnɑːt/
- Conventional anglicization: menat
Noun
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f
- wet nurse
Inflection
Declension of mnꜥt (feminine)
| singular | mnꜥt |
|---|---|
| dual | mnꜥtj |
| plural | mnꜥwt |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mnꜥt
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| mnꜥt | ||
| abbreviation |
Descendants
- Akhmimic Coptic: ⲙⲁⲁⲛⲉ (maane)
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲙⲟⲛⲓ (moni)
- Fayyumic Coptic: ⲙⲁⲁⲛⲓ (maani)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ (moone)
Noun
|
f
- (usually in the plural) milch cow
Inflection
Declension of mnꜥt (feminine)
| singular | mnꜥt |
|---|---|
| dual | mnꜥtj |
| plural | mnꜥwt |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mnꜥt
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| mnꜥt |
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 78.1–78.10
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 108