ḥmt
Egyptian
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
edit- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈħiːmat/ → /ˈħiːmaʔ/ → /ˈħiːma/ → /ˈħiːmə/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /hɛmɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: hemet
Noun
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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
editDerived terms
editDescendants
edit- Demotic: ḥm.t
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
edit- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /hɛmɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: hemet
Noun
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m
Alternative forms
editAlternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥmt
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Etymology 3
editFrom ḥm (“incarnation”) + -t (feminine ending).
Pronunciation
edit- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /hɛmɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: hemet
Noun
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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
editSee the usage notes at ḥm.
Inflection
editEtymology 4
editFrom ḥm (“servant”) + -t (feminine ending).
Pronunciation
edit- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /hɛmɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: hemet
Noun
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f
Inflection
editDerived terms
editReferences
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