ḥꜣt

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See also: ḫꜣt, and ẖꜣt

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

 

Noun

HAt
t Z1

 f

  1. forepart, front
  2. (usually of animals) front part of the body, forepart
  3. (of people) forehead, brow
  4. bow, prow of a ship
  5. beginning, point of time when something starts
  6. opening, incipit, beginning of a text
  7. vanguard of an army or fleet
  8. place where a locality begins; outer limits
  9. (of people) first (among some group), chief, foremost, most distinguished one
  10. best, choicest (of something)
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Descendants
  • Coptic: ϩⲏ ()

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

HAAt
O1

 f

  1. tomb
    Synonyms: jz, ḥrt, mꜥḥꜥt
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Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

HAAt
ra

 f

  1. a small unit of time, smaller than a ꜣt but larger than a ꜥnt; approximately a second
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Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Noun

HAAt
X4
Z2

 f

  1. food

References

  1. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 41
  2. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (2001) “From Ancient Egyptian to Coptic” in Haspelmath, Martin et al. (eds.), Language Typology and Language Universals.