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Egyptian
Etymology
ḫt + n(j) + ꜥnḫ, literally “the wood of life”.
Pronunciation
Noun
m
- (idiomatic, a kenning) plant-based food, often specifically corn or grain as food for humans in opposition to herbs (smw) for cattle
Inflection
Declension of ḫt n ꜥnḫ (masculine)
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫt n ꜥnḫ
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 342.2–342.4
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 198
