jꜣtt

Egyptian

Etymology

Possibly from jꜣt (“a goddess (of milk?)”) +‎ -t (feminine nisba ending). Also perhaps a doublet of jrṯt (“milk”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /iɑtɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: iatet

Noun

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1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
   1. milk
   2. a beverage or substance prepared from milk, possibly cream

Usage notes

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

Declension of jꜣtt (feminine)

singular	jꜣtt
dual	jꜣttj
plural	jꜣtwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜣtt  

jꜣtt	jꜣtt	jꜣtt	jꜣtt

Derived terms

• ḏsrt jꜣtt

References

• 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