bḫnt

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /bɛxnɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: bekhnet

Noun

 f

1. pylon, monumental gateway flanked by two towers
2. (by extension) a gateway in general

Usage notes

This word is sometimes used in the dual, apparently with the same meaning as the singular, treating the pylon as a pair of gates/towers rather than a single object.

Inflection

Declension of bḫnt (feminine)

singular	bḫnt
dual	bḫntj
plural	bḫnwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of bḫnt  

bḫnt	bḫnt

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 471.9–471.11
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 84