mjtt

Egyptian

Etymology

Derived from mjtj (“similar”) +‎ -t, with mjtj itself ultimately derived from mj (“like”).

Pronunciation

Adverb
  1. as well, also

Noun

 f

  1. likeness, the like
    • c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 20–23:





      swrd pw ḏd n.k sḏd.j r.f n.k mjtt jrj ḫpr(.w) m-ꜥ.j ḏs.j
      It’s tiring to talk to you. Even so, let me recount to you something similar to this that happened to me myself.

Inflection

Declension of mjtt (feminine)
singular mjtt
dual mjttj
plural mjtwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mjtt  
mjtt

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 35, 197.
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 70
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