m ꜣwt ḏt
Egyptian
Etymology
m (“in”) + ꜣwt (“length”) + ḏt (“(static) eternity, forever”). The final ḏt was originally adverbial, but later reinterpreted as a noun in a direct genitive construction, hence the later variation m ꜣw n(j) ḏt.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ɛm ɑuːt d͡ʒɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: em aut djet
Adverb
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- eternally, for eternity, in perpetuity
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of m ꜣwt ḏt
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References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 4.16
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 1
- Wilson, Penelope (1991) A Lexicographical Study of the Ptolemaic Texts in the Temple of Edfu, Liverpool: University of Liverpool, page 3