ḥmt

See also: HMT, hmt, ḥmꜣt, and ḫmt

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈħiːmat//ˈħiːmaʔ//ˈħiːma//ˈħiːmə/

Noun


 f

  1. woman
  2. wife
    • c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 132–134:







      jr qn{n}.k rwḏ jb.k mḥ.k qnj.k m ẖrdw.k sn.k ḥmt.k mꜣ.k pr.k
      If you are stalwart, with your mind firm, you will fill your embrace with your children, you will kiss your wife, and you will see your home.
Inflection
Declension of ḥmt (feminine consonant-stem)
singular ḥmt
dual ḥmtj
plural ḥmwt
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Demotic: ḥm.t

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun


 m

  1. copper
Alternative forms
Descendants
  • Demotic: ḥm.t
    • Sahidic Coptic: ϩⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ (homn̅t)

Etymology 3

From ḥm (incarnation) +‎ -t (feminine ending).

Pronunciation

Noun

 m

  1. the (female) pharaoh of Egypt as a particular individual who serves as an incarnation of kingship
  2. an incarnation? of a goddess (e.g. as a statue)
Usage notes

See the usage notes at ḥm.

Inflection
Declension of ḥmt (feminine)
singular ḥmt
dual ḥmtj
plural ḥmwt
Derived terms

Etymology 4

From ḥm (servant) +‎ -t (feminine ending).

Pronunciation

Noun

 f

  1. (female) servant, slave
Inflection
Declension of ḥmt (feminine)
singular ḥmt
dual ḥmtj
plural ḥmwt
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 49, 59