Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /dt/
  • Conventional anglicization: djet

Etymology 1

Noun

 f

1. cobra

Inflection

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ?t  

?t

Proper noun

 m

1. A serekh name notably borne by Djet, a pharaoh of the First Dynasty

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ?t  

w

Etymology 2

Noun

 f

1. static, unchanging eternity

Antonyms

• n: cyclical eternity

Derived terms

• pr-?t

Adverb

1. forever

Derived terms

• ?n? ?t
• ?n?.tj ?t
• m ?wt ?t

Noun

 f

1. body, form
2. statue
3. self

Inflection

Derived terms

• jp ?t

Etymology 3

Noun

 f

1. estate

Inflection

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ?t  

?t	?t

Derived terms

• n?t

Noun

 f

1. serf

Inflection

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ?t  

?t

Etymology 4

Noun

 f

1. papyrus stalk

Inflection

Etymology 5

Borrowed from Semitic; compare Ugaritic (zt), Phoenician ‎ (zyt), Galilean Aramaic ‎ (z?t?), Classical Syriac ?‎ (zayt?), Amharic (zäyt, "olive oil"), Arabic ‎ (zayt?n, "olive"), ‎ (zayt, "oil, olive oil"), Hebrew ‎ (záyit).

Noun

 m

1. (Late Egyptian) olive tree
2. (Late Egyptian) olive

Inflection

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ?t  

?t	?t
	when meaning the fruit

Descendants

• Demotic: ?j?
  • Bohairic Coptic: ? (it)
  • Fayyumic Coptic: ? (?ait)
  • Sahidic Coptic: (?oeit)

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ->ISBN, 109-110, 173, 187, 279 page 95, 109-110, 173, 187, 279.
• Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926-1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, ->ISBN
• Petrie, Flinders (1900) The royal tombs of the first dynasty, part I, plate XVII, 125-127
• von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, ->ISBN, page 171