nt-ḥsb
Egyptian
Etymology
nt (feminine of nj (“of, belonging to”)) + ḥsb (“calculation”), thus ‘(what is) belonging to calculation’.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /nɛt ħɛsɛb/
- Conventional anglicization: net-heseb
Noun
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- accounting, bookkeeping
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nt-ḥsb
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References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 197
- Gundacker, Roman (2011) “On the Etymology of the Egyptian Crown Name mrsw.t*: An “Irregular” Subgroup of m-Prefix Formations” in Lingua Aegyptia, volume 19, page 53