pḏt

See also: pdt, PDT, and pDt

Egyptian

Etymology

Possibly from a form such as Proto-Afroasiatic *pVg-.[1] Equivalent to pḏ (“to stretch”) +‎ -t (feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈpiːcʼat/ → /ˈpiːtʼaʔ/ → /ˈpiːtʼa/ → /ˈpiːtʼə/[2]

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /pɛd͡ʒɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: pedjet

Noun

f

bow (weapon)

Inflection

Declension of pḏt (feminine)

singular	pḏt
dual	pḏtj
plural	pḏwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of pḏt

pḏt

pḏt

Derived terms

Descendants

Demotic: ptyt
- Akhmimic Coptic: ⲡⲓⲧⲉ (pite)
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲫⲓϯ (phiti)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲡⲓⲧⲉ (pite)

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 99.

Orel, Vladimir E., Stolbova, Olga V. (1995) “*pVg-”, in Hamito-Semitic Etymological Dictionary: Materials for a Reconstruction (Handbuch der Orientalistik; I.18), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 38, 57

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