pḏ nmtt

Egyptian

Etymology

pḏ (“to stretch”) +‎ nmtt (“stride, walking”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /pɛd͡ʒ nɛmtɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: pedj nemtet

Verb

 compound

1. to stride widely, to go far
   • c. 1859 BCE – 1840 BCE, The Story of Sinuhe, version B (pBerlin 3022 and pAmherst n-q) lines 56:

     pḏ nmtwt pw skj bhꜣw

     He is one who strides widely to shoot down those in flight.