ḥḏt
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See also: Hdt.
Egyptian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /hɛd͡ʒɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: hedjet
Noun
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Inflection
Etymology 2
Nominalized use of the feminine form of ḥḏ (“white”). Nisba suffix present, as shown by the Demotic form ḥṱy.t.
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ħucʼjat/ → /ħutʼjaʔ/ → /ħutʼja/ → /ħøtʼjə/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /hɛd͡ʒɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: hedjet
Proper noun
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f
- the White Crown, Hedjet
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥḏt
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| ḥḏt | ḥḏt |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Demotic: ḥṱy.t "white crown"
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 184, 360.