ḏwt
Egyptian
editEtymology 1
editNominalized from ḏw (“evil, bad, wicked”) + -t (feminine ending).
Pronunciation
edit- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /d͡ʒuːt/
- Conventional anglicization: djut
Noun
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- (uncountable) evil
- c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) line 22:
- jr ḏwt r šd-ḫrw wd qn zp.f spr(.w) r.f
- Evil has been done to the Disturber (Set), he who committed violence; his misdeed has caught up with him.
Alternative forms
editAlternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏwt
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ḏwt |
References
edit- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 230, 338.
Etymology 2
editḏw (“mountain”) + -t (feminine ending).
Pronunciation
edit- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /d͡ʒuːt/
- Conventional anglicization: djut
Noun
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f
Descendants
edit- → Arabic: طَوْد (ṭawd)
References
edit- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume V, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 545