nḫt-ꜥ
Egyptian
Etymology
nḫt (“strong”) + ꜥ (“arm”) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘(one) strong of arm’.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /nɛxɛt ɑː/
- Conventional anglicization: nakht-a
Noun
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- one who has grown capable of fending for himself; an adult
- a strong person
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 318.