twt
See also: -twt, TWT, tw*t, and ṯwt
English
Proper noun
twt (Internet slang)
- Abbreviation of Twitter.
Noun
twt (plural twts) (Internet slang)
- (countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of Twitter.
- (countable) Abbreviation of tweet.
- Coordinate term: rtwt
Verb
twt (third-person singular simple present twts, present participle twting, simple past and past participle twted) (Internet slang)
- Abbreviation of tweet.
- Coordinate term: rtwt
See also
- -twt
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /tuːt/
- Conventional anglicization: tut
For the noun:
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /taˈwaːtij/ → /taˈwaːtij/ → /təˈwaːtəʔ/ → /təˈwoːt/
Noun
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m
- likeness, image
- statue, especially of a man or a god
- drawn or painted picture
- (rare) form, shape
Inflection
Declension of twt (masculine)
singular | twt |
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dual | twtwj |
plural | twtw |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of twt
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twt |
Derived terms
- twt-ꜥnḫ-jtn
- twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn
- twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn-ḥqꜣ-jwnw-šmꜥw
Descendants
- Demotic: twtw
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲑⲟⲩⲱⲧ (thouōt)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲧⲟⲩⲱⲧ (touōt)
Verb
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3-lit.
- (intransitive, with n, r, or rarely ḥr) to resemble, to be like or look like
- (intransitive, with n, r, or rarely ḥr) to nearly equal or match up to, to approach (in the figurative sense)
- (intransitive, with n) to befit, to be fitting or proper to
- (transitive, rare) to resemble
Inflection
Conjugation of twt (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: twt, geminated stem: twtt
infinitival forms | imperative | |||
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infinitive | negatival complement | complementary infinitive1 | singular | plural |
twt | twtw, twt | twtt | twt | twt |
‘pseudoverbal’ forms | |||
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stative stem | periphrastic imperfective2 | periphrastic prospective2 | |
twt | ḥr twt | m twt | r twt |
suffix conjugation | |||||
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aspect / mood | active | passive | contingent | ||
aspect / mood | active | passive | |||
perfect | twt.n | twtw, twt | consecutive | twt.jn | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||||
terminative | twtt | ||||
perfective3 | twt | active + .tj1, .tw2 | obligative1 | twt.ḫr | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
imperfective | twt | active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||
prospective3 | twt | twtt | potentialis1 | twt.kꜣ | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
active + .tj1, .tw2 | |||||
subjunctive | twt | active + .tj1, .tw2 |
verbal adjectives | ||||
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aspect / mood | relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms | participles | ||
active | passive | active | passive | |
perfect | twt.n | active + .tj1, .tw2 | — | — |
perfective | twt | active + .tj1, .tw2 | twt | twt, twtw5, twty5 |
imperfective | twt, twty, twtw5 | active + .tj1, .tw2 | twt, twtj6, twty6 | twt, twtw5 |
prospective | twt, twttj7 | — | twttj4, twtt4 | |
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Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of twt
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twt | tt |
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 255.8–257.18
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 295–296
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 220, 472 page 52, 220, 472.
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 200
- Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 224
Welsh
Adjective
twt (feminine singular twt, plural twt, equative twted, comparative twtach, superlative twtaf)
- neat, tidy, dapper
- Synonyms: cymen, taclus
Derived terms
- twtio (“to tidy”)
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
twt | dwt | nhwt | thwt |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |