Egyptian
Etymology
msj (“to birth”) + -w + -t.
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /misˈjaːwat/ → /misˈjaːjaʔ/ → /məˈsaːʔə/ → /məˈsoːʔ/
Noun
f
- birthing, the process of childbearing
- birth (of someone)
Inflection
Declension of mswt (feminine)
| singular
|
mswt
|
| dual
|
mswtj
|
| plural
|
mswwt
|
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mswt
Derived terms
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 140.16–141.13
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 117