ḏbꜣt

Egyptian

Etymology

ḏbꜣ +‎ -t.

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. sarcophagus (in general) [Middle Kingdom literature]
  2. specifically, the stone outer sarcophagus (in contrast to the inner sarcophagus)
  3. shrine of a god [Late Period to Greco-Roman Period]

Inflection

Declension of ḏbꜣt (feminine)
singular ḏbꜣt
dual ḏbꜣtj
plural ḏbꜣwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏbꜣt  
dbt
[New Kingdom]

Descendants

  • Akhmimic Coptic: ⲧⲉⲉⲃⲉ (teebe)
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲧⲁⲓⲃⲓ (taibi), ⲧⲱⲃⲓ (tōbi), ⲑⲏⲃⲓ (thēbi), ⲑⲉⲃⲓ (thebi)
  • Fayyumic Coptic: ⲧⲉⲃⲉ (tebe)
  • Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲧⲱⲃⲉ (tōbe)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲧⲁⲓⲃⲉ (taibe), ⲧⲏⲏⲃⲉ (tēēbe), ⲧⲏⲃⲉ (tēbe), ⲧⲉⲃⲓ (tebi)

References

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