mḥtj
Egyptian
Etymology
From mḥt (“Nile delta”) + -j (nisba ending).
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /mɛhti/
- Conventional anglicization: mehti
Adjective
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Inflection
| masculine | feminine | |
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| singular | mḥtj |
mḥtt |
| dual | mḥtjwj, mḥtwj |
mḥttj |
| plural | mḥtjw, mḥtw |
mḥtwt1, mḥtt2 |
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.
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 mḥtj
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| mḥtj |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲉⲙϩⲓⲧ (emhit)
- Fayyumic Coptic: ⲙⲉⲛϩⲓⲧ (menhit), ⲉⲙϩⲓⲧ (emhit), ⲙⲉϩⲓⲧ (mehit)
- Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲙⲉϩⲓⲧ (mehit)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲙϩⲓⲧ (mhit), ⲉⲙϩⲓⲧ (emhit)
- Akhmimic Coptic: ⲙϩⲉⲓⲧ (mheit), ⲙⲉϩⲓⲧ (mehit), ⲙϩⲓⲧ (mhit)
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 150.