kꜣpt

Egyptian

Etymology

kꜣp (“to cense”) +‎ -t (feminine ending).

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈkaʀpat/ → /ˈkaʀpaʔ/ → /ˈkaːpa/ → /ˈkoːpə/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /kɑpɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: kapet

Noun

f

incense

Descendants

→ Ancient Greek: κῦφι (kûphi), κοῖφῐ (koîphi)
- → Latin: cȳphi, cȳfi, quīfi
  - >? Catalan: xufla, xufa
  - >? Spanish: chufa
    - → English: chufa

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 104.1–104.2

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