p.f-ṯꜣw-ꜥwj-bꜣstt

Egyptian

Etymology

p(ꜣy) (demonstrative determiner) + .f (his) + ṯꜣw (breath) + (m) (in, from) + ꜥwj (dual of (arm)) + bꜣstt (Bastet), thus ‘his breath (comes) from the arms of Bastet’.

Pronunciation

  • (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /pɛʔɛf t͡ʃɑuː ɑːuːi bɑstɛt/
    • Conventional anglicization: pe.ef-tjau-awi-bastet

Proper noun

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  1. a male given name, Peftjauawybast

Alternative forms

References

  • Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, page 157
  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 107, 268
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