nṯrt
Egyptian
FWOTD – 16 June 2017
Etymology
From nṯr (“god”) + -t (“feminine suffix”).
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /naˈcaːɾat/ → /naˈtaːɾaʔ/ → /nəˈtoːɾə/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /nɛt͡ʃɛrɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: netjeret
Noun
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- goddess [since the Pyramid Texts]
Inflection
Declension of nṯrt (feminine)
singular | nṯrt | ||||||
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dual | nṯrtj | ||||||
plural | nṯrwt |
Descendants
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲉⲛⲑⲱⲣⲓ (enthōri)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲛⲧⲱⲣⲉ (ntōre)
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
- Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 35