šꜣwꜣbtj

Egyptian

Etymology

Perhaps from šwꜣb (“persea (tree)”) +‎ -t +‎ -j, with persea perhaps being the material they were originally made from. The Late Period form wšbtj is apparently reshaped by folk etymology from wšb (“to answer”) +‎ -t +‎ -j, thus literally ‘answerer’.

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. ushabti [since the Book of the Dead]

Inflection

Declension of šꜣwꜣbtj (masculine)
singular šꜣwꜣbtj
dual šꜣwꜣbtjwj
plural šꜣwꜣbtjw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of šꜣwꜣbtj  






šꜣbtj šꜣbtj šꜣbtj šꜣbtj šꜣwꜣbtj šꜣwbtj wšbtj wšbṯj
[Late Period] [Late Period]

Descendants

  • → English: shawabti, shabti, ushabti
  • → German: Uschebti

References

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