Egyptian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈjaːtij/ → /ˈjaːtij/ → /ˈjaːtə/ → /joːt/
- (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA(key): /ˈjaːtij/ (singular), IPA(key): /ˈjatjaw/ (plural)[1]
- (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA(key): /ˈjaːtij/ (singular), IPA(key): /ˈjatjaw/ (plural) (with /t/ preserved or otherwise restored by analogical leveling)
- (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA(key): /ˈjaːtə/ (singular), IPA(key): /ˈjatjə/ (plural)
- (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA(key): /joːt/ (singular), IPA(key): /ˈjati/ (plural)
Noun
m
- father
- an ancestor
Usage notes
is not transliterated
f as it would usually be, but appears to be functioning as an obscure determinative. Association with the common term
jt.f is also likely.
Inflection
Declension of jt (masculine i-stem)
| singular
|
jt
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| dual
|
jtwj
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| plural
|
jtw
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jt
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| t
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t
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jt
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as a god;
from the Coffin Texts III, 171j
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Demotic: (jṱ)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲉⲓⲱⲧ (eiōt)
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲓⲱⲧ (iōt)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
m
- barley
- grain in general
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jt
Derived terms
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 261, 457.
- ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 33, 36, 49, 59
Middle English
Pronoun
jt
- alternative form of hit (“it”)
Determiner
jt
- alternative form of hit (“it”)