mnjt

Egyptian

Other romanization schemes
Manuel de Codage mnit
Gardiner 1927 mnꞽt
Erman & Grapow 1926 mnj·t
Lepsius 1874 (obsolete) menȧ-t

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. a heavy beaded necklace and musical instrument with a crescent-shaped plate in the front and a keyhole-shaped amuletic counterweight in the rear, considered sacred to Hathor; menat-necklace
  2. the keyhole-shaped counterweight of such a necklace

Inflection

Declension of mnjt (feminine)
singular mnjt
dual mnjtj
plural mnjwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mnjt  
mnjt

Descendants

  • → English: menat

References

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