ḥḏt

See also: Hdt.

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɛd͡ʒɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: hedjet

Noun

f

hippopotamus

Inflection

Declension of ḥḏt (feminine)

singular	ḥḏt
dual	ḥḏtj
plural	ḥḏwt

Etymology 2

Nominalized use of the feminine form of ḥḏ (“white”). Nisba suffix present, as shown by the Demotic form ḥṱy.t.

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ħucʼjat/ → /ħutʼjaʔ/ → /ħutʼja/ → /ħøtʼjə/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɛd͡ʒɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: hedjet

Proper noun

f

the White Crown, Hedjet

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥḏt

D&t

ḥḏt

ḥḏt

Derived terms

qꜣ-ḥḏt

Descendants

Demotic: ḥṱy.t "white crown"

References

James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 184, 360.

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