mꜣwt

Egyptian

Etymology

mꜣwj (“to be new”) +‎ -t.

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈmaʀwVt/ → /ˈmaʀwVʔ/ → /ˈmaːwa/ → /ˈmoːwə/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mɑuːt/
- Conventional anglicization: maut

Noun

f

a new thing, something new

Inflection

Declension of mꜣwt (feminine)

singular	mꜣwt
dual	mꜣwtj
plural	mꜣwwt

Derived terms

m mꜣwt

Descendants

Demotic: mꜣy
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲙⲟⲩⲓ (moui)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲙⲟⲩⲉ (moue)

References

Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 70

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