Egyptian
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Etymology
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Possibly from jꜣt (“a goddess (of milk?)”) + -t (feminine nisba ending). Also perhaps a doublet of jrṯt (“milk”).
Pronunciation
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- The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
- milk
- a beverage or substance prepared from milk, possibly cream
Usage notes
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The reading of this term is not entirely certain. The term itself is mostly attested in lists of offerings rather than in running text.
Inflection
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Declension of jꜣtt (feminine)
Alternative forms
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜣtt
Derived terms
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References
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- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 27.1–27.4
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 7