ḥwt-ꜥꜣt

Egyptian

Etymology

ḥwt (“enclosure”) +‎ ꜥꜣt (“great”).

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /huːt ɑːʔɑt/
- Conventional anglicization: hut-aat

Noun

f

(chiefly in titles) a significant building, particularly a palace or temple

Inflection

Declension of ḥwt-ꜥꜣt (feminine)

singular	ḥwt-ꜥꜣt
dual	ḥwtj-ꜥꜣtj
plural	ḥwwt-ꜥꜣwt

Proper noun

f

a temple in Heliopolis

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 3.6–4.6
James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 251.

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