ḏt
See also: Dt, DT, dT, dt., and dt'
Egyptian
Pronunciation
Etymology 5:
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈcʼajtuw/ → /ˈt͡ʃʼajtuw/ → /ˈt͡ʃʼajtəʔ/ → /t͡ʃʼajt/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: djet
Etymology 1
Noun
f
- cobra
Inflection
Declension of ḏt (feminine)
singular | ḏt |
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dual | ḏtj |
plural | ḏwt |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏt
ḏt |
Proper noun
m
- A serekh name notably borne by Djet, a pharaoh of the First Dynasty
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏt
wꜣḏ |
Noun
f
- static, unchanging eternity
Antonyms
- nḥḥ: cyclical eternity
Derived terms
- pr-ḏt
Adverb
- forever
Derived terms
- ꜥnḫ ḏt
- ꜥnḫ.tj ḏt
- m ꜣwt ḏt
Noun
f
- body, form
- statue
- self
Inflection
Declension of ḏt (feminine)
singular | ḏt |
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dual | ḏtj |
plural | ḏwt |
Derived terms
- jp ḏt
Noun
f
- estate
Inflection
Declension of ḏt (feminine)
singular | ḏt |
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dual | ḏtj |
plural | ḏwt |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏt
ḏt | ḏt |
Derived terms
- nḏt
Noun
f
- serf
Inflection
Declension of ḏt (feminine)
singular | ḏt |
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dual | ḏtj |
plural | ḏwt |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏt
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ḏt |
Noun
f
- papyrus stalk
Inflection
Declension of ḏt (feminine)
singular | ḏt |
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dual | ḏtj |
plural | ḏwt |
Etymology 5
Borrowed from Semitic; compare Ugaritic 𐎇𐎚 (zt), Phoenician 𐤆𐤉𐤕 (zyt), Galilean Aramaic זֵיתָא (zētā), Classical Syriac ܙܝܬܐ (zaytā), Amharic ዘይት (zäyt, “olive oil”), Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn, “olive”), زَيْت (zayt, “oil, olive oil”), Hebrew זַיִת (záyit).
Noun
m
- (Late Egyptian) olive tree
- (Late Egyptian) olive
Inflection
Declension of ḏt (masculine)
singular | ḏt |
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dual | ḏtwj |
plural | ḏtw |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏt
ḏt | ḏt | ||||||||||
when meaning the fruit |
Descendants
- Demotic: ḏjṱ
- Bohairic Coptic: ϫⲱⲓⲧ (čōit)
- Fayyumic Coptic: ϫⲁⲓⲧ (čait)
- Sahidic Coptic: ϫⲟⲉⲓⲧ (čoeit)
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 109–110, 173, 187, 279 page 95, 109–110, 173, 187, 279.
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
- Petrie, Flinders (1900) The royal tombs of the first dynasty, part I, plate XVII, 125-127
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, page 171