ꜥnḫ ḏt

Egyptian

Etymology

ꜥnḫ (“to live”) +‎ (.w) (third-person masculine singular stative ending) +‎ ḏt (“forever”), literally meaning ‘alive forever’.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɑːnx d͡ʒɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: ankh djet

Interjection

1. an honorific phrase used after the nomen or praenomen of a (male) pharaoh.

See also

• ꜥnḫ.tj ḏt

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 221.
• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 116