mjt

Egyptian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

A nominalized nisba adjective, from mj (“like”) +‎ -t (“feminine nisba ending”).

Noun

 f

1. similarity

Inflection

Declension of mjt (feminine)

singular	mjt
dual	mjtj
plural	mjwt

Derived terms

• mjtj
• mjtw

 

Etymology 2

Abbreviated writings.

Adjective

1. Abbreviation of mjtj (“similar”).

Noun

 m

1. Abbreviation of mjtw (“likeness”).

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 91.