ꜣḫtj

ꜣḫtj

Egyptian

Etymology 1

ꜣḫt (“Akhet”) +‎ -j (nisba ending).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɑxti/
  • Conventional anglicization: akhti

Adjective

1. (of gods) of, relating to, or dwelling in the Akhet, the region where the sun rises or sets

Inflection

Declension of ꜣḫtj (nisba adjective)

	masculine	feminine
singular	ꜣḫtj	ꜣḫtt
dual	ꜣḫtjwj, ꜣḫtwj	ꜣḫttj
plural	ꜣḫtjw, ꜣḫtw	ꜣḫtwt1, ꜣḫtt2
Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun. From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural. In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣḫtj  

ꜣḫtj	ꜣḫtj	ꜣḫtj	ꜣḫtj	ꜣḫtj	ꜣḫtj	ꜣḫtj
	[Pyramid Texts]				[Middle Kingdom]	[New Kingdom]

Alternative plural writings of ꜣḫtj  

ꜣḫtjw	ꜣḫtjw

Derived terms

• ḥr-ꜣḫtj
• rꜥ-ḥr-ꜣḫtj

Noun

 m

1. dweller of the Akhet, the region where the sun rises or sets; chiefly used as an epithet for gods

Inflection

Declension of ꜣḫtj (masculine)

singular	ꜣḫtj
dual	ꜣḫtjwj
plural	ꜣḫtjw

Alternative forms

See under the adjective above.

Derived terms

tꜣ-ꜣḫtjw

Etymology 2

ꜣḫt (“inundation season”) +‎ -j (nisba ending).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɑxti/
  • Conventional anglicization: akhti

Adjective

1. of or relating to the season of inundation

Inflection

Declension of ꜣḫtj (nisba adjective)

	masculine	feminine
singular	ꜣḫtj	ꜣḫtt
dual	ꜣḫtjwj, ꜣḫtwj	ꜣḫttj
plural	ꜣḫtjw, ꜣḫtw	ꜣḫtwt1, ꜣḫtt2
Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun. From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural. In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.

References

• Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 18.1–18.3, 18.11
• Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 5
• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 455 page 149, 455.
• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 242