jꜣbtj

Egyptian

Etymology

jꜣbt (“east, left”) +‎ -j (nisba ending).

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /jaˈʀibtij/ → /jaˈʀibtij/ → /ʔəˈjebtə/ → /ʔəˈjeβt/

Adjective
  1. eastern
  2. left-hand, left (direction)

Inflection

Declension of jꜣbtj (nisba adjective)
masculine feminine
singular jꜣbtj
 jꜣbtt
dual jꜣbtjwj, jꜣbtwj
 jꜣbttj
plural jꜣbtjw, jꜣbtw
 jꜣbtwt1, jꜣbtt2
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.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜣbtj  




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[New Kingdom]

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

Noun

 m

  1. east, the East
  2. eastern side (of something)

Alternative forms

See under the adjective above.

Descendants

  • Demotic: jꜣbṱ
    • Bohairic Coptic: ⲓⲉⲃⲧ (iebt), ⲉⲓⲉⲃⲧ (eiebt)
    • Sahidic Coptic: ⲉⲓⲉⲃⲧ (eiebt), ⲉⲉⲓⲃⲧ (eeibt)
    • Fayyumic Coptic: ⲓⲏϥⲧ (iēft), ⲁⲓⲏⲃⲧ (aiēbt)
    • Akhmimic Coptic: ⲉⲓⲃⲧ (eibt)
    • Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲉⲓⲃⲧⲉ (eibte)
    • → Ancient Greek: -ιευθης (-ieuthēs), -εγεβθης (-egebthēs)[1]

References

  1. ^ Blasco Torres, Ana Isabel (2017) Representing Foreign Sounds: Greek Transcriptions of Egyptian Anthroponyms from 800 BC to 800 AD, Leuven, Salamanca, page 666
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