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Egyptian
Etymology
mkj (“to protect”) + -t. Compare with Hebrew מגדּלה and Ugaritic 𐎎𐎂𐎄𐎍 (mgdl).
Pronunciation
Noun
f
- protection, especially magical protection
c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE,
Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) lines 13–14:
- jr.n snt.f mkt.f sḥr{y}t ḫrww sḥmt zpw šd-ḫrw m ꜣḫw r(ꜣ).s
- His sister has served as his protector, she who drove off the enemies, who put an end to the deeds of the Disturber (Set) by the magical prowess of her mouth
Inflection
Declension of mkt (feminine)
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mkt
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 160.22–161.4
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 119
Swedish
Adverb
mkt
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of mycket (“much, very”).