nṯrt

Egyptian

FWOTD – 16 June 2017

Etymology

From nṯr (“god”) +‎ -t (“feminine suffix”).

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /naˈcaːɾat/ → /naˈtaːɾaʔ/ → /nəˈtaːɾa/ → /nəˈtoːɾə/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /naˈcaːɾat/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /naˈtaːɾaʔ/
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /nəˈtaːɾa/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /nəˈtoːɾə/

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

Noun

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1. goddess [since the Pyramid Texts]

Inflection

Declension of nṯrt (feminine)

singular	nṯrt
dual	nṯrtj
plural	nṯrwt

Descendants

• Bohairic Coptic: ⲉⲛⲑⲱⲣⲓ (enthōri)
• Sahidic Coptic: ⲛⲧⲱⲣⲉ (ntōre)

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN