mtwt
Egyptian
Etymology
Perhaps from mt (“anatomical vessel or duct”).
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /mɛtuːt/
- Conventional anglicization: metut
Noun
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- semen
- (figuratively) offspring, progeny, son
- (figuratively) floodwater as a source of fertility for the fields [Greco-Roman Period]
- venom, especially of snakes or scorpions
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mtwt
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References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 169.1–169.8
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 121