bḫnt
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /bɛxnɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: bekhnet
Noun
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- pylon, monumental gateway flanked by two towers
- (by extension) a gateway in general
Usage notes
This word is sometimes used in the dual, apparently with the same meaning as the singular, treating the pylon as a pair of gates/towers rather than a single object.
Inflection
Declension of bḫnt (feminine)
singular | bḫnt |
---|---|
dual | bḫntj |
plural | bḫnwt |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of bḫnt
bḫnt | bḫnt |
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 471.9–471.11
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 84