psḏt

Egyptian

Etymology

psḏ- (“nine”) +‎ -t (feminine ending).

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /piˈsiːcʼat/ → /piˈsiːtʼaʔ/ → /pəˈsiːtʼa/ → /pəˈsiːtʼə/

Numeral
Z1 Z1 Z1
Z1 Z1 Z1		 Z1 Z1 Z1
t
  1. feminine of psḏw (“nine”)
  2. nineness, ennead [Pyramid Texts]

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲯⲓϯ (psiti)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲯⲓⲥⲉ (psise), ⲯⲓⲧⲉ (psite)

Proper noun
N10
t		 R8AG7Z3

 f

  1. the (Great) Ennead; the collection of nine gods worshipped at Heliopolis and taking part in the Heliopolitan creation myth, together representing the sum of all the elements of the created world: Atum, Shu, Tefnut, Nut, Geb, Osiris, Isis, Set, and Nephthys.
  2. one of the lesser Enneads of nine gods

Inflection
Declension of psḏt (feminine)
singular psḏt
dual psḏtj
plural psḏwt

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of psḏt  
N9
t		 R8AA40
Z2
R8AR8AR8A
N9
t		 A40
N33A
N9 t
Z2		 nTr
Z1 Z1 Z1
Z1 Z1 Z1
Z1 Z1 Z1		 N9
t		 R8A
psḏt psḏt psḏt psḏt psḏt
[since Old Egyptian] [Coffin Texts] [Second Intermediate Period]

References
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