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Egyptian
Other romanization schemes
| Manuel de Codage
|
inst
|
| Gardiner 1927
|
ꞽnst
|
| Erman & Grapow 1926
|
ꞽnśt
|
| Lepsius 1874 (obsolete)
|
ȧns-t
|
Etymology 1
Uncertain etymology. With different determinatives the word is associated with the soles of a human foot or the hoof of an animal, perhaps suggesting a correlation to its known anti-fungal properties, anethole still being used to treat athlete's foot and thrush.
Pronunciation
Noun
f
- (medicine or literary) an edible plant, possibly anise, used medicinally
Inflection
Declension of jnst (feminine)
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jnst
Descendants
- → Ancient Greek: ἄνισον (ánison) (see there for further descendants)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
f
- calf (of leg), thigh
Inflection
Declension of jnst (feminine)
References
