zft
Egyptian
Etymology
Related to zf (“to slaughter, cut up”), zfṯ (“to slaughter”). Also compare Arabic سيف (sayf), Amharic ሰይፍ (säyf).
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈziːfat/ → /ˈsiːfaʔ/ → /ˈseːfə/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /zɛfɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: zefet
Noun
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- (feminine) (metal) sword [since the 18th Dynasty]
- (masculine) knife [since the 18th Dynasty]
Inflection
Declension of zft (feminine)
| singular | zft |
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| dual | zftj |
| plural | zfwt |
Declension of zft (masculine)
| singular | zft |
|---|---|
| dual | zftwj |
| plural | zftw |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of zft
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| sft | sft | zft | zt | |||||||||||||||
| [19th-20th Dynasty] | [Greco-Roman Period] | [Greco-Roman Period] |
Descendants
- Demotic: sfy
- Coptic: ⲥⲏϥⲉ (sēfe) (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan), ⲥⲏϥⲓ (sēfi) (Bohairic, Fayyumic)
- → Ancient Greek: ξίφος (xíphos)
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN