r ntt

Egyptian

Etymology

r (“concerning, with respect to”) +‎ ntt (“that”).

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /jiɾniˈtit/ → /jiʔniˈtiʔ/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /jiɾniˈtit/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /jiʔniˈtiʔ/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɛr nɛtɛt/, /ɛr ɛntɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: er netet, er entet

Conjunction

1. to wit, as follows, inasmuch as
2. used in letters to introduce a topic

Descendants

• Late Egyptian: r-ntj

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 142.
• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 127