ḥwt

ḥwt

Egyptian

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈħaːwit/ → /ˈħaːwiʔ/ → /ˈħoː(wə)/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈħaːwit/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈħaːwiʔ/
• (Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈħoː(wə)/ (stressed); IPA^(key): /ħa(wə)/, /ħə(wə)/ (unstressed, in construct state)

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ħuːt/
  • Conventional anglicization: hut

Noun

 f

1. large structure
2. mansion
3. palace
4. temple
5. estate

Inflection

Declension of ḥwt (feminine)

singular	ḥwt
dual	ḥwtj
plural	ḥwwt

Derived terms

• nbt-ḥwt
• ḥwt-ꜥꜣt
• ḥwt-wꜥrt
• ḥwt-nṯr
• ḥwt-ḥr
• ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ
• ḥqꜣ-ḥwt

 

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ħuːt/
  • Conventional anglicization: hut

Noun

 f

1. rain

Inflection

Declension of ḥwt (feminine)

singular	ḥwt
dual	ḥwtj
plural	ḥwwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥwt  

ḥwyt

References

• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 77, 98