dwꜣtj

Egyptian

Etymology

dwꜣt (Duat, afterworld) +‎ -j (nisba ending).

Pronunciation

Adjective


  1. belonging to the Duat (afterworld)

Inflection

Declension of dwꜣtj (nisba adjective)
masculine feminine
singular dwꜣtj
dwꜣtt
dual dwꜣtjwj, dwꜣtwj
dwꜣttj
plural dwꜣtjw, dwꜣtw
dwꜣtwt1, dwꜣtt2
1 Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
2 From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.

References

  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 357.