ḥmt-nswt
Egyptian
Etymology
ḥmt + nswt in a direct genitive construction. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition of the (n)sw(t) glyph.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /hɛmɛt nɛsuːt/
- Conventional anglicization: hemet-nesut
Inflection
Declension of ḥmt-nswt (feminine)
| singular | ḥmt-nswt |
|---|---|
| dual | ḥmtj-nswt |
| plural | ḥmwt-nswt |
Derived terms
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 44.
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