pḏ nmtt
Egyptian
Etymology
pḏ (“to stretch”) + nmtt (“stride, walking”).
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /pɛd͡ʒ nɛmtɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: pedj nemtet
Verb
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compound
- to stride widely, to go far
- c. 1859 BCE – 1840 BCE, The Story of Sinuhe, version B (pBerlin 3022 and pAmherst n-q) lines 56:
- pḏ nmtwt pw skj bhꜣw
- He is one who strides widely to shoot down those in flight.