nht

See also: nḫt

Egyptian

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈnaːhat/ → /ˈnaːhaʔ/ → /ˈnaːha/ → /ˈnoːhə/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈnaːhat/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈnaːhaʔ/
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈnaːha/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈnoːhə/

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

Noun

 f

1. sycamore
2. deciduous tree in general

Inflection

Declension of nht (feminine)

singular	nht
dual	nhtj
plural	nhwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nht  

nht	nht	nht
		[New Kingdom]

Derived terms

• zꜣ-nht

 

Descendants

• Sahidic Coptic: ⲛⲟⲩϩⲉ (nouhe)

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 282.6–283.2
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 135