jꜣbtt

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /iɑbɛtɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: iabetet

Etymology 1

Nominalized from the feminine of jꜣbtj (“eastern”).

Noun

 f

1. east, the East

   ― ḥr jꜣbtt ― in the east (of)

   (Late Egyptian and Greco-Roman Period) ― m jꜣbtt ― in the east (of)

Usage notes

Chiefly used in later texts; in older religious texts the synonym jꜣbt is usually used instead. As the two words share several written forms, the context of time period and linguistic register may sometimes be the only means to determine which reading is meant.

Inflection

Declension of jꜣbtt (feminine)

singular	jꜣbtt
dual	jꜣbttj
plural	jꜣbtwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜣbtt  

jꜣbtt	jꜣbtt	jꜣbtt	jꜣbtt	jꜣbtt	jꜣbtt
	[Old and New Kingdoms]	[New Kingdom]	[New Kingdom]	[Late Period]	[Greco-Roman Period]

Synonyms

• jꜣbt

Antonyms

• jmnt
• jmntt

Etymology 2

Noun

 f

1. (18th Dynasty) Alternative form of jbṯt (“bird trap”)

Inflection

Declension of jꜣbtt (feminine)

singular	jꜣbtt
dual	jꜣbttj
plural	jꜣbtwt

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 31.7–31.9, 31.12
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 8
• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 455.
• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 243