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Egyptian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Other romanization schemes
Manuel de Codage iwyt
Gardiner 1927 ꞽwyt
Erman & Grapow 1926 ꞽwj·t
Lepsius 1874 (obsolete) ȧuī-t

Noun

E9wiit
pr

 f

  1. (elegant speech) house
  2. dwelling-place of a god, sanctuary
  3. (in the plural) streets, public places collectively
  4. quarter of a town
Inflection
Declension of jwyt (feminine)
singular jwyt
dual jwytj
plural jwywt
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jwyt  
E9wt
pr
E9
W		 wAAiit
N23 Z1		 pr
Z2
E9
a		 iitpr
Z2
E9
W		 a
t pr
E9
t pr
jwt jwꜣyt jwꜥyt jwꜥt jwt
in hieratic

Etymology 2

Other romanization schemes
Manuel de Codage iwyt
Gardiner 1927 ꞽwyt
Erman & Grapow 1926 ꞽwj·t
Lepsius 1874 (obsolete) ȧuī-t

From jw (“wrongdoing”) +‎ -y +‎ -t.

Noun

E9wiit
nDs
Z2

 f

  1. wrongdoing, misconduct, evil
    D35
    n    		 E9wiit
    nDs
    Z2    		 A1
     ― nn jwyt.j ― I am free of wrongdoing. (literally, “There is no wrongdoing of mine.”)
    mE9
    t    		 w
     ― m jw(y)t ― through wrongdoing; wrongfully
    aqq
    D54    		 n
    E9    		 wtnDs
    Z2
    ― ꜥq n jw(y)t ― to fall into wrongdoing
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) line 23:
      E9wiit
      nDs      		 O35
      nDs      		 sy
      E9      		 wr
      ww      		 D54tA
      m      		 Htp
      Z2      		 Xr
      r      		 nb
      Z1
      f
      jwyt zb(.w) sjw(w) rw.w tꜣ m ḥtpw ẖr nb.f
      Wrongdoing has gone, the Slanderer has departed, and the land is in peace under its lord.
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jwyt  
E9
t		 nDs
Z2
E9
t		 w
jwt jwt

References

  1. ^ Grapow, Hermann, et al. (1897–1939) Das digitalisierte Zettelarchiv des “Wörterbuches der ägyptischen Sprache” (DZA)‎, Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, published 1999, DZA 20.433.140
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