bnbnt
Egyptian
Etymology
bnbn (“Benben, the first mound or stone to arise from the primordial waters at the creation of the world”) + -t.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /bɛnbɛnɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: benbenet
Noun
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- pyramidion [since the Old Kingdom]
Usage notes
Used with the definite article tꜣ in Late Egyptian.
Inflection
Declension of bnbnt (feminine)
| singular | bnbnt |
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| dual | bnbntj |
| plural | bnbnwt |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of bnbnt
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| bnbnt | brbr | ||||||||
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References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 459.13–459.14