jpt

Egyptian

Etymology 1

From jp (to count, to assess, to assign) +‎ -t.

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈjapjVt//ˈjapjVʔ//ˈʔajpa//ˈʔajpə/

Noun


 f

  1. oipe, a dry measure of volume equivalent to 4 ḥqꜣwt (about 19.2 litres or 0.54 bushels) [since the 18th Dynasty]

    m jptin units of an oipe, in oipes
  2. vessel for measuring oipes



    jpt šbnoipe-vessels of various sizes
Inflection
Declension of jpt (feminine)
singular jpt
dual jptj
plural jpwt
Alternative forms
Descendants
  • Demotic: jpy.t, jpy, jp.t
    • Akhmimic Coptic: ⲁⲉⲓⲡⲉ (aeipe)
    • Bohairic Coptic: ⲱⲓⲡⲓ (ōipi)
    • Fayyumic Coptic: ⲁⲓⲡⲓ (aipi), ⲁⲓⲡⲉ (aipe)
    • Sahidic Coptic: ⲟⲉⲓⲡⲉ (oeipe), ⲟⲓⲡⲉ (oipe), ⲉⲓⲟⲡⲉ (eiope)
    • Ancient Greek: οἰφί (oiphí), ἴφι (íphi)
  • Hebrew: אֵיפָה (ʾêp̄â)

Etymology 2

From jp (to count, to assess, to assign) +‎ -t; as shown by the Coptic descendants, the construction is not the same as in the term of measurement above.

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈjuːpVt//ˈjuːpVʔ//ˈʔuːpa//ˈʔeːpə/

Noun


 f

  1. count, enumeration
  2. census
  3. accounting, reckoning, weighing up of accounts (literal or figurative) (+ ḥnꜥ: with)
    • c. 2112–2063 BCE, reign of Intef II, Stele of Tjetji (British Museum EA 614), line 11:
















      jw jr.n(.j) mẖꜣ n nwt(.j) zḥyt r šms nb jpt ḥnꜥ wrw tr nb n(j) sšm hꜣb
      I made a marsh-boat for my city, a booth-boat for every service: the accounting with the nobles, and every occasion of a task or mission.
  4. number, quantity (of something)
Inflection
Declension of jpt (feminine)
singular jpt
dual jptj
plural jpwt
Alternative forms
Descendants
  • Demotic: jp, jp.t, jpy.t
    • Akhmimic Coptic: ⲏⲡⲉ (ēpe)
    • Bohairic Coptic: ⲏⲡⲓ (ēpi)
    • Fayyumic Coptic: ⲏⲡⲓ (ēpi), ⲏⲡⲉ (ēpe), ⲏⲏⲡⲉ (ēēpe)
    • Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲏⲡⲉ (ēpe)
    • Sahidic Coptic: ⲏⲡⲉ (ēpe), ⲏⲏⲡⲉ (ēēpe)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun


 f

  1. inner or private chamber of a building in general
  2. women’s apartments, gynaeceum, harem [since the Old Kingdom]
  3. inner sanctum of a temple
Inflection
Declension of jpt (feminine)
singular jpt
dual jptj
plural jpwt
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Demotic: jpy, jp

Proper noun


 f

  1. the temple of Luxor
    Synonym: jpt-rst
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Demotic: jpy
    • Ancient Greek: Ἀπις (Apis)
    • Demotic: tꜣ-jpy
    • Sahidic Coptic: ⲁⲡⲉ (ape)

Proper noun


 f

  1. the goddess Ipet
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Demotic: jp.t

Etymology 4

Probably shortened from the fuller form jpt-ḥmt(.s); see that entry for further details.

Pronunciation

Proper noun


 f

  1. the month of Epeiph
    Synonyms: jpt-ḥmt, jpj-jpj
  2. the festival of Epiphi, taking place on the first or second day of the next month, Mesore [18th Dynasty and Greco-Roman Period]
    Synonyms: jpt-ḥmt, jpj-jpj
Alternative forms
Coordinate terms
Derived terms

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

Noun



 f

  1. cup [Kushite and Greco-Roman Periods]
Inflection
Declension of jpt (feminine)
singular jpt
dual jptj
plural jpwt
Descendants

References

  1. ^ Osing, Jürgen (1976) Die Nominalbildung des Ägyptischen, Mainz/Rhein: von Zabern, →ISBN, page 186