Egyptian
Etymology
m- (noun-forming prefix) + ẖꜥq (“to shave”) + -t (feminine ending).
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /maçˈʕaːqʼit/ → /maçˈʕaːqʼiʔ/ → /məçˈʕaːqʼa/ → /məçˈʕoːqʼə/
Noun
f
- razor
- (figuratively) shoulder blade, scapula
Inflection
Declension of mẖꜥqt (feminine)
| singular
|
mẖꜥqt
|
| dual
|
mẖꜥqtj
|
| plural
|
mẖꜥqwt
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mẖꜥqt
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 133.8–133.10
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 119