psšt

Egyptian

Etymology 1

From psš (“to divide, to share out”) +‎ -t (feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈpusʃat/ → /ˈpusʃaʔ/ → /ˈpuʃʃa/ → /ˈpøʃʃə/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈpusʃat/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈpusʃaʔ/
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈpuʃʃa/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈpøʃʃə/

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

Noun

 f

1. share, portion
2. apportionment, distribution, sharing out
3. half

Inflection

Declension of psšt (feminine)

singular	psšt
dual	psštj
plural	psšwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of psšt  

psšt	pšt

Descendants

• Demotic: pšt
  • Akhmimic Coptic: ⲡⲉϣⲉ (peše)
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲫⲁϣⲓ (phaši)
  • Fayyumic Coptic: ⲡⲉϣⲓ (peši)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲡⲁϣⲉ (paše)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

 f

1. a female given name, Peseshet

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 554.4–554.16
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 94
• Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen‎^[2], volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, page 137.8