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Egyptian
Etymology
Derived from mjtj (“similar”) + -t, with mjtj itself ultimately derived from mj (“like”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
- as well, also
Noun
f
- likeness, the like
c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE,
Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 20–23:
- swrd pw ḏd n.k sḏd.j r.f n.k mjtt jrj ḫpr(.w) m-ꜥ.j ḏs.j
- It’s tiring to talk to you. Even so, let me recount to you something similar to this that happened to me myself.
Inflection
Declension of mjtt (feminine)
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mjtt
Derived terms
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 35, 197.
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 70
