bnbnt

Egyptian

Etymology

bnbn (“Benben, the first mound or stone to arise from the primordial waters at the creation of the world”) +‎ -t.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /bɛnbɛnɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: benbenet

Noun

 f

1. pyramidion [since the Old Kingdom]

Usage notes

Used with the definite article tꜣ in Late Egyptian.

Inflection

Declension of bnbnt (feminine)

singular	bnbnt
dual	bnbntj
plural	bnbnwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of bnbnt  

bnbnt	brbr
[New Kingdom]	[New Kingdom]
	in hieratic

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 459.13–459.14