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Egyptian
Etymology
jꜣṯ (“to be(come) injured, mutilated”) + -w. Compare jꜣtjw (“mutilation”) of the same derivation.
Pronunciation
Noun
m
- place of execution
- scene of carnage, shambles
Inflection
Declension of jꜣṯw (masculine)
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜣṯw
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 35.2
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 9