m ꜣwt ḏt

Egyptian edit

Etymology edit

m (“in”) +‎ ꜣwt (“length”) +‎ ḏt (“(static) eternity, forever”). The final ḏt was originally adverbial, but later reinterpreted as a noun in a direct genitive construction, hence the later variation m ꜣw n(j) ḏt.

Pronunciation edit

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɛm ɑuːt d͡ʒɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: em aut djet

Adverb edit

eternally, for eternity, in perpetuity

Alternative forms edit

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of m ꜣwt ḏt

ꜣwt ḏt

m ꜣwt ḏt

m ꜣw n ḏt

m ꜣw ḏt

[Old Kingdom]

[Late Egyptian]

References edit

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 4.16
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 1
Wilson, Penelope (1991) A Lexicographical Study of the Ptolemaic Texts in the Temple of Edfu, Liverpool: University of Liverpool, page 3