Egyptian
Pronunciation
Noun
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- turtle, tortoise [since the Middle Kingdom]
Inflection
Declension of štw (masculine)
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štw
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| dual
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štwwj
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| plural
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štww
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of štw
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| štjw
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šṯw
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štw
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[19th Dynasty]
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abbreviation
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Descendants
- Akhmimic Coptic: ϫⲓⲧ (čit)
- Bohairic Coptic: ϣⲓⲧⲥ (šits), ϭⲓⲧⲥ (cits)
Proper noun
m
- an evil being that serves as an enemy of Ra
See under the noun above.
See also
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1930) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 4, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 556, 557.1–557.5, 559
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 273