jnst

Egyptian

Other romanization schemes
Manuel de Codage inst
Gardiner 1927 ꞽnst
Erman & Grapow 1926 ꞽnśt
Lepsius 1874 (obsolete) ȧns-t

Etymology 1

Uncertain etymology. With different determinatives the word is associated with the soles of a human foot or the hoof of an animal, perhaps suggesting a correlation to its known anti-fungal properties, anethole still being used to treat athlete's foot and thrush.

Pronunciation

Noun

 f

  1. (medicine or literary) an edible plant, possibly anise, used medicinally [Middle Kingdom]
Inflection
Declension of jnst (feminine)
singular jnst
dual jnstj
plural jnswt
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jnst  
jnst
Descendants
  • → Ancient Greek: ἄνισον (ánison) (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

 f

  1. calf (of leg), thigh
    • c. 1800 BCE, Kahun Gynaecological Papyrus (UC 32057), page 1, line 4:







      kꜣp jrtj.sj ḥr jnst nt gnyw
      fumigating her eyes with goose leg fat.
Inflection
Declension of jnst (feminine)
singular jnst
dual jnstj
plural jnswt

References

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