ḥmt-nṯr

Egyptian

Etymology

From ḥmt (“servant”) +‎ nṯr (“god”) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘servant of the god’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. priestess
    Coordinate term: ḥm-nṯr

Inflection

Declension of ḥmt-nṯr (feminine)
singular ḥmt-nṯr
dual ḥmtj-nṯr
plural ḥmwt-nṯr

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥmt-nṯr  
ḥm-nṯr
most common writing,
indistinguishable from masculine ḥm-nṯr

References

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