Egyptian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈwapwut/ → /ˈwapwuʔ/ → /ˈwapwa/ → /ˈwapwə/
Noun
f
- message
- behest
- task, mission, assignment
- business, work, duties
- office, position to serve in
Inflection
Declension of wpwt (feminine u-stem)
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wpwt
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wpwtj
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wpwwt
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wpwt
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wpwt
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| wpt
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wpt
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wpt
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wpwt
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wpwt
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[Old Kingdom]
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[New Kingdom]
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[New Kingdom]
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Demotic: wpt
- Akhmimic Coptic: ⲓⲁⲡⲉ (iape)
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲓⲟⲡⲏ (iopē), ⲓⲟⲡⲓ (iopi), ⲓⲉⲃ (ieb), ⲓⲏⲃ (iēb)
- Old Coptic: ⲉⲓⲁⲡⲉ (eiape), ⲓⲁⲡⲓ (iapi), ⲓⲟⲡⲓ (iopi)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲉⲓⲟⲡⲉ (eiope), ⲓⲟⲡⲉ (iope)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
f
- inventory, register (of cattle, food, land, households, etc.) [Middle to New Kingdom]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wpwt
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wpt
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wpyt
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wpt
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wpwt
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[19th–20th Dynasty]
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Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
f
- subordinates, people (under someone)
- household
- crowd
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wpwt
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wpwt
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wpwt
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wpwt
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consisting of women
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consisting of women
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References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 458.
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 303.1–303.2, 303.4–304.5
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, pages 59–60
- ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 57