zmyt

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /zɛmiːt/
  • Conventional anglicization: zemyt

Noun

 f

1. desert
2. necropolis, cemetery

Inflection

Declension of zmyt (feminine)

singular	zmyt
dual	zmytj
plural	zmywt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of zmyt  

zt	zt
abbreviation	abbreviation; can also represent ḫꜣst

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 366.
• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 135
• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 444.8–445.13