nbt
Egyptian
Etymology 1
nb (“lord”) + -t (feminine ending).
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈniːbat/ → /ˈniːbaʔ/ → /ˈniːβə/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /nɛbɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: nebet
Noun
f
- mistress, lady (woman with authority over something)
- (female) owner, possessor
Inflection
Declension of nbt (feminine)
singular | nbt |
---|---|
dual | nbtj |
plural | nbwt |
Derived terms
- nbt-pr
- nbt-ḥwt
- nbt-tꜣ
Descendants
- Demotic: (nb)
Proper noun
f
- a female given name, Nebet
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nbt
nbt | ||||
[Old Kingdom] |
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /nɛbɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: nebet
Noun
f
- basket
Inflection
Declension of nbt (feminine)
singular | nbt |
---|---|
dual | nbtj |
plural | nbwt |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nbt
nbt | ||
abbreviation |
Synonyms
- ꜥꜣnbpꜣjr
- mnḏm
Etymology 3
From nbw (“gold”) + -t.
Proper noun
f
- Ombos (ancient Egyptian city; modern Naqada)
- Ombos (ancient Egyptian city; modern Kom Ombo)
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nbt
nbyt |
Derived terms
- nbtj (“One from Ombos, epithet of Seth”)
Descendants
- Coptic: ⲉⲙⲃⲱ (embō)
- → Ancient Greek: Ὄμβος (Ómbos)
- → Latin: Ombos
- → Ancient Greek: Ὄμβος (Ómbos)
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 227.1, 232.4–232.16
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 128
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 62, 233, 276, 361 page 48, 62, 233, 276, 361.
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 42
- Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen, volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, page 187.17