mtwt

Egyptian

Etymology

Perhaps from mt (“anatomical vessel or duct”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈmit.wat/ → /ˈmitwaʔ/ → /ˈmetwa/ → /ˈmetwə/

Noun

 f

  1. semen
  2. (figuratively) offspring, progeny, son
  3. (figuratively) floodwater as a source of fertility for the fields [Greco-Roman Period]
  4. venom, especially of snakes or scorpions

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mtwt  




mtwt mtwt mtwt

Descendants

  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲙⲁⲑⲟⲩⲓ (mathoui)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩ (matou), ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩⲉ (matoue), ⲙⲁⲧⲉ (mate)
  • Fayyumic Coptic: ⲙⲉⲧⲃⲓ (metbi)
  • Akhmimic Coptic: ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩ (metou)

References

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