pḏt
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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
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- bow (weapon)
Inflection
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of pḏt
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pḏt | pḏt |
Derived terms
Descendants
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