ntt jwtt
Egyptian
Etymology
Compound formed from ntt (“that which exists”) + jwtt (“that which doesn’t exist”), the nominalized feminine forms of ntj (relative adjective) + jwtj (negative relative adjective), in coordination.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /nɛtɛt iuːtɛt/, /ɛntɛt iuːtɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: netet iutet, entet iutet
Noun
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- what is and what is not; everything imaginable
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ntt jwtt
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References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 47.2
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 14
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 139.