m ꜣwt ḏt

Egyptian

Etymology

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

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

Adverb

1. eternally, for eternity, in perpetuity

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of m ꜣwt ḏt  

ꜣwt ḏt	m ꜣwt ḏt	m ꜣw n ḏt	m ꜣw ḏt
	[Old Kingdom]	[Late Egyptian]	[Late Egyptian]

References

• 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