ḏbꜣt
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Egyptian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɛbɑt/
- Conventional anglicization: djebat
Noun
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- sarcophagus (in general)
- specifically, the stone outer sarcophagus (in contrast to the inner sarcophagus)
- shrine of a god
Inflection
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏbꜣt
Descendants
- Akhmimic Coptic: ⲧⲉⲉⲃⲉ (teebe)
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲧⲁⲓⲃⲓ (taibi), ⲧⲱⲃⲓ (tōbi), ⲑⲏⲃⲓ (thēbi), ⲑⲉⲃⲓ (thebi)
- Fayyumic Coptic: ⲧⲉⲃⲉ (tebe)
- Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲧⲱⲃⲉ (tōbe)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲧⲁⲓⲃⲉ (taibe), ⲧⲏⲏⲃⲉ (tēēbe), ⲧⲏⲃⲉ (tēbe), ⲧⲉⲃⲓ (tebi)
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 561.8–561.12
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 321