Egyptian
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Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
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- cobra
Inflection
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Declension of ḏt (feminine)
Alternative forms
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏt
Proper noun
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- A serekh name notably borne by Djet, a pharaoh of the First Dynasty
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏt
Etymology 2
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- static, unchanging eternity
Antonyms
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Derived terms
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- forever
Derived terms
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f
- body, form
- statue
- self
Inflection
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Declension of ḏt (feminine)
Derived terms
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Etymology 3
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f
- estate
Inflection
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Declension of ḏt (feminine)
Alternative forms
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏt
Derived terms
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f
- serf
Inflection
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Declension of ḏt (feminine)
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏt
Etymology 4
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- papyrus stalk
Inflection
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Declension of ḏt (feminine)
Etymology 5
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Borrowed from Semitic; compare Ugaritic 𐎇𐎚 (zt), Phoenician 𐤆𐤉𐤕 (zyt), Galilean Aramaic זֵיתָא (zētā), Classical Syriac ܙܝܬܐ (zaytā), Amharic ዘይት (zäyt, “olive oil”), Arabic زَيْتُون (zaytūn, “olive”), زَيْت (zayt, “oil, olive oil”), Hebrew זַיִת (záyit).
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- (Late Egyptian) olive tree
- (Late Egyptian) olive
Inflection
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Declension of ḏt (masculine)
Alternative forms
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏt
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Descendants
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- Demotic: ḏjṱ
- Bohairic Coptic: ϫⲱⲓⲧ (čōit)
- Fayyumic Coptic: ϫⲁⲓⲧ (čait)
- Sahidic Coptic: ϫⲟⲉⲓⲧ (čoeit)
References
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- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 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