-wt

See also: wt, wt., and wͭ

Egyptian

Etymology 1

-w (plural suffix) +‎ -t (feminine ending).

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /wat/ → /jaʔ/, /waʔ/ → /ʔə/, /wa/ → /ʔ/, /wə/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /uːt/
- Conventional anglicization: -ut

Suffix

Used to form feminine plural forms of nouns and adjectives

Usage notes

While generally written as simply -t

, that this suffix represented -wt is supported by both the Coptic evidence and occasional hieroglyphic writings.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of -wt

t

Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew ־וּת (-út, “abstract/collective nouns-forming suffix”).

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /wat/ → /jaʔ/, /waʔ/ → /ʔə/, /wa/ → /ʔ/, /wə/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /uːt/
- Conventional anglicization: -ut

Suffix

Forms masculine collective nouns.
sbꜣ (“star”) → sbꜣwt (“constellation”)

Etymology 3

Suffix

Forms the complementary infinitive of weak verbs.

Usage notes

Weak verbs can alternatively take the endings -t or -yt to form the complementary infinitive.

References

Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 59–63
James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 38–39, 62, 175.