dnjt

See also: ḏnjt

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /dɛnit/
  • Conventional anglicization: denit

Noun

 f

1. dam

Inflection

Declension of dnjt (feminine)

singular	dnjt
dual	dnjtj
plural	dnjwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of dnjt  

ḏnjt

Descendants

• Sahidic Coptic: ⲧⲏⲛⲉ (tēne)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈtʼanjut/ → /ˈtʼanjuʔ/ → /ˈtʼanja/ → /ˈtʼanjə/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈtʼanjut/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈtʼanjuʔ/
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈtʼanja/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈtʼanjə/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /dɛnit/
  • Conventional anglicization: denit

Noun

 f

1. part, portion
2. share

Inflection

Declension of dnjt (feminine)

singular	dnjt
dual	dnjtj
plural	dnjwt

Descendants

• Akhmimic Coptic: ⲧⲁⲉⲓⲉ (taeie)
• Bohairic Coptic: ⲧⲟⲓ (toi)
• Fayyumic Coptic: ⲧⲁⲉⲓ (taei)
• Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲧⲁⲓⲉ (taie)
• Sahidic Coptic: ⲧⲟⲉ (toe), ⲧⲟⲓⲉ (toie)

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 257.
• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 465.1–465.2, 465.9–466.2