Egyptian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈħiːmat/ → /ˈħiːmaʔ/ → /ˈħiːma/ → /ˈħiːmə/
- (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA(key): /ˈħiːmat/ (singular); IPA(key): /ħiˈjamwat/ (plural)[1]
- (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA(key): /ˈħiːmaʔ/ (singular); IPA(key): /ħiˈjamwaʔ/ (plural)
- (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA(key): /ˈħiːma/ (singular); IPA(key): /ħəˈjamwa/ (plural)
- (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA(key): /ˈħiːmə/ (singular); IPA(key): /ħəˈjamwə/ (plural)
Noun
f
- woman
- 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
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| dual
|
ḥmtj
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| plural
|
ḥmwt
|
Derived terms
Descendants
- Demotic: ḥm.t
- Akhmimic Coptic: ϩⲓⲙⲉ (hime)
- Fayyumic Coptic: ϩⲏⲙ (hēm)
- Lycopolitan Coptic: ϩⲓⲙⲉ (hime)
- Old Coptic: ϩⲓⲙⲉ (hime)
- Sahidic Coptic: ϩⲓⲙⲉ (hime), ϩⲓⲙ (him)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
m
- copper
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥmt
Descendants
- Demotic: ḥm.t
- Sahidic Coptic: ϩⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ (homn̅t)
Etymology 3
From ḥm (“incarnation”) + -t (feminine ending).
Pronunciation
Noun
m
- the (female) pharaoh of Egypt as a particular individual who serves as an incarnation of kingship
- 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
- (female) servant, slave
Inflection
Declension of ḥmt (feminine)
| singular
|
ḥmt
|
| dual
|
ḥmtj
|
| plural
|
ḥmwt
|
Derived terms
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 76.16–77.19, 88.10–88.16, 92.12–93.8, 99
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, pages 168–169
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 375.
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 55
- ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 49, 59