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Egyptian
Etymology 1
-w (“plural suffix”) + -t (“feminine ending”).
Pronunciation
Suffix
- Used to form feminine plural forms of nouns and adjectives
Usage notes
While generally written as simply
-t , that this suffix represented
-wt is supported by both the Coptic evidence and occasional hieroglyphic writings.
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of -wt
Etymology 2
Compare Hebrew ־וּת (-út, “abstract/collective nouns-forming suffix”).
Pronunciation
Suffix
- Forms masculine collective nouns.
- sbꜣ (“star”) → sbꜣwt (“constellation”)
Etymology 3
Suffix
- Forms the complementary infinitive of weak verbs.
Usage notes
Weak verbs can alternatively take the endings -t or -yt to form the complementary infinitive.
References
- Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 59–63
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 38–39, 62, 175.
