Egyptian
Pronunciation
Noun
f
- shadow
c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE,
Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) lines 14–15:
- ꜣst ꜣḫt […] jrt šwt m šwwt.s sḫprt ṯꜣw m ḏnḥwj.s
- capable Isis […] who made shade with her feathers, who brought about breath with her wings
Inflection
Declension of šwt (feminine)
| singular
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šwt
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| dual
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šwtj
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| plural
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šwwt
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of šwt
- šw (“sunshade, protection”)
Noun
f
- feather
c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE,
Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) lines 14–15:
- ꜣst ꜣḫt […] jrt šwt m šwwt.s sḫprt ṯꜣw m ḏnḥwj.s
- capable Isis […] who made shade with her feathers, who brought about breath with her wings
Inflection
Declension of šwt (feminine)
| singular
|
šwt
|
| dual
|
šwtj
|
| plural
|
šwwt
|
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1930) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 4, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 423.10–425.14, 432.6–433.10
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, pages 262–263
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 81.