m-dyt
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Egyptian
Etymology
m (imperative of jmj (“to not do”)) + dyt (probably the infinitive of rḏj (“to give”)). The second element takes a written form that differs considerably from the ordinary forms of the infinitive of rḏj but despite this is probably best considered the infinitive.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ɛm diːt/
- Conventional anglicization: em-dyt
Verb
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compound
- (Late Egyptian, with following subjunctive) don’t let …, don’t make…; forms the negative causative imperative
- Synonym: m-jr-djt
Alternative forms
References
- Junge, Friedrich (2005) Late Egyptian Grammar: An Introduction, second English edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, pages 79–80, 145–148