pḏ nmtt

Egyptian

Etymology

pḏ (“to stretch”) +‎ nmtt (“stride, walking”).

Pronunciation

Verb

 compound

  1. to stride widely, to go far
    • c. 1859 BCE – 1840 BCE, The Story of Sinuhe, version B (pBerlin 3022 and pAmherst n-q) lines 56:


      pḏ nmtwt pw skj bhꜣw
      He is one who strides widely to shoot down those in flight.
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