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Egyptian
Etymology
m- (noun-forming prefix) + swꜣḏ (“to freshen”) + -t (feminine ending).
Pronunciation
Noun
f
- (chiefly in the dual) nostril
Inflection
Declension of msꜣḏt (feminine)
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of msꜣḏt
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 153.5–153.6
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 117
- van der Molen, Rami (2000) A Hieroglyphic Dictionary of Egyptian Coffin Texts, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 182