mꜥḥꜥt

Egyptian

Pronunciation

The singular form cannot be securely reconstructed, but the descendants allow reconstruction of the plural as follows:

 
  • (plural): (reconstructed) IPA(key): /maʕˈħiʕwat/ → /majˈħiʕwaʔ/ → /məˈħeʕwa/ → /məˈħeʕwə/[1]

Noun

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  1. tomb
    Synonyms: jz, ḥꜣt, ḥrt

Inflection

Declension of mꜥḥꜥt (feminine)
singular mꜥḥꜥt
dual mꜥḥꜥtj
plural mꜥḥꜥwt

Descendants

(from the plural:)

  • ⇒ Demotic: mḥw, mẖw
    • Akhmimic Coptic: ⲙϩⲱ (mhō)
    • Bohairic Coptic: ⲙϩⲁⲩ (mhau), ⲉⲙϩⲁⲩ (emhau)
    • Fayyumic Coptic: ⲉⲙϩⲉⲟⲩ (emheou)
    • Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲙϩⲉⲉⲩ (mheeu)
    • Old Coptic: ⲙϩⲁⲟⲩⲉ (mhaoue)
    • Sahidic Coptic: ⲙϩⲁⲁⲩ (mhaau), ⲙϩⲁⲟⲩ (mhaou), ⲙϩⲁⲩⲉ (mhaue)

References

  1. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 53
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