ꜣwt
Egyptian
Etymology
From ꜣwj (“to be long, to extend (a hand), to give an offering”).
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ɑuːt/
- Conventional anglicization: aut
Noun
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- length, duration (of time) [since the Old Kingdom]
Usage notes
By Late Egyptian this word apparently becomes conflated with ꜣw (“length (of space)”).
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣwt
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| ꜣwt | ꜣwt | ꜣwt | ꜣw | ꜣw | |||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- m ꜣwt ḏt
Noun
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- offering, gift, donation (particularly of bread) [since the Pyramid Texts]
Usage notes
In Late Egyptian this word is generally reduced to ꜣw, and since the 22nd Dynasty it appears frequently as an object of sfsf (“to present, to offer”), sometimes with the recipient added after n (“to, for”).
Inflection
Declension of ꜣwt (feminine)
| singular | ꜣwt |
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| dual | ꜣwtj |
| plural | ꜣwwt |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣwt
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| ꜣwt | ꜣwt | ꜣwt | ꜣw | jꜣw | |||||||||||||||||||||
| [Pyramid Texts] | [22nd Dynasty to Greco-Roman Period] | [Late Period] |
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣwt
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| ꜣw | ꜣw | ꜣw | ꜣw | ꜣw | ||||||||||||||
| [chiefly Greco-Roman Period] | [chiefly Greco-Roman Period] | [chiefly Greco-Roman Period] | [chiefly Greco-Roman Period] | [chiefly Greco-Roman Period] |
Noun
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- altar [19th Dynasty]
Inflection
Declension of ꜣwt (feminine)
| singular | ꜣwt |
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| dual | ꜣwtj |
| plural | ꜣwwt |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣwt
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| ꜣw |
Noun
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- a hidden chamber in a temple containing cult images [Greco-Roman Period]
Usage notes
While this word is sometimes transcribed with a final -j/-y as if it were a nisba, this ending is unattested in the original script.
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣwt
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| With the wrong determinative? Or a separate word meaning ‘wall’? |
Noun
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- The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
- long knife
Inflection
Declension of ꜣwt (feminine)
| singular | ꜣwt |
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| dual | ꜣwtj |
| plural | ꜣwwt |
References
- Wilson, Penelope (1991) A Lexicographical Study of the Ptolemaic Texts in the Temple of Edfu, Liverpool: University of Liverpool, page 3–6
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 1–2
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 4.15–4.16, 5.2–5.3, 5.13–5.14