tꜣ-nṯr

Egyptian

Etymology

tꜣ (“land”) +‎ nṯr (“god”) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘god’s land’.

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /taʀˈnaːcaɾ/ → /taʀˈnaːtaʔ/ → /təˈnaːta/ → /təˈnoːtə/

Noun

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  1. distant lands to the east of Egypt

References

  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 129
  1. ^ For the pronunciation of the component words, cf. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 13, 35, 41, 49, 53, 56.
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