ḥꜣtt

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Egyptian

Etymology

Nominalized from the feminine of ḥꜣtj (frontal, first, best), thus a nisba formed from ḥꜣt (front) +‎ -t (feminine nisba ending).

Pronunciation

Noun

HAt
t t
W1

 f

  1. best oil for anointing

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Noun

HAt
t t
V1

 f

  1. (nautical) prow rope
    • c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 3–5:
      O43p
      a
      x
      r
      p W
      xt
      HA25A24mn
      n
      itT14xtHAt
      t t
      V1r
      a
      tHr Z1 tA
      N23 Z1
      šzp ḫrpw ḥw mjnt ḥꜣtt rḏj.t(j) ḥr tꜣ
      The mallet has been taken, the mooring post has been struck, and the prow rope is set on land.

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