ḥmt
Egyptian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈħiːmat/ → /ˈħiːmaʔ/ → /ˈħiːma/ → /ˈħiːmə/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /hɛmɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: hemet
Noun edit
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f
- woman
- wife
- c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 132–134:
- jr qn{n}.k rwḏ jb.k mḥ.k qnj.k m ẖrdw.k sn.k ḥmt.k mꜣ.k pr.k
- If you are stalwart, with your mind firm, you will fill your embrace with your children, you will kiss your wife, and you will see your home.
Inflection edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Demotic: ḥm.t
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /hɛmɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: hemet
Noun edit
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m
Alternative forms edit
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥmt
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Etymology 3 edit
From ḥm (“incarnation”) + -t (feminine ending).
Pronunciation edit
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /hɛmɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: hemet
Noun edit
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m
- the (female) pharaoh of Egypt as a particular individual who serves as an incarnation of kingship
- an incarnation? of a goddess (e.g. as a statue)
Usage notes edit
See the usage notes at ḥm.
Inflection edit
Etymology 4 edit
From ḥm (“servant”) + -t (feminine ending).
Pronunciation edit
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /hɛmɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: hemet
Noun edit
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f
Inflection edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 76.16–77.19, 88.10–88.16, 92.12–93.8, 99
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, pages 168–169
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 375.
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 55
- ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 49, 59