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Egyptian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Nominalized from the feminine of jꜣbtj (“eastern”).
Noun
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- east, the East
- ― ḥr jꜣbtt ― in the east (of)
- (Late Egyptian and Greco-Roman Period) ― m jꜣbtt ― in the east (of)
Usage notes
Chiefly used in later texts; in older religious texts the synonym jꜣbt is usually used instead. As the two words share several written forms, the context of time period and linguistic register may sometimes be the only means to determine which reading is meant.
Inflection
Declension of jꜣbtt (feminine)
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Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology 2
Noun
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- (18th Dynasty) Alternative form of jbṯt (“bird trap”)
Inflection
Declension of jꜣbtt (feminine)
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 31.7–31.9, 31.12
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 8
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 455.
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 243
