ḥwꜣꜣt
Egyptian
editEtymology
editFrom ḥwꜣ (“to putrefy”).
Pronunciation
edit- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /huːɑʔɑt/
- Conventional anglicization: huaat
Noun
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- putrefaction
- matter seen as putrefying, such as feces or fluid discharged by a corpse
Usage notes
editThis term is found almost exclusively in religious texts.
Alternative forms
editAlternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥwꜣꜣt
References
edit- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 51.1–51.5
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 166