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Egyptian
Etymology
Possibly formed from nḏt (“servant, slave”). The verb nḏy is of later date and may best be seen as a back-formation.
Pronunciation
Noun
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- (uncountable) The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
- stinginess, meanness, thrift
- badness, baseness
- (uncountable) The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
- presumptuousness
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nḏyt
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 369.9
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 144
- Hannig, Rainer (1997) Großes Handwörterbuch Ägyptisch-Deutsch: die Sprache der Pharaonen (2800–950 v. Chr.) (Hannig-Lexica; 1), second edition, Mainz: Verlag Philipp von Zabern, →ISBN, page 447
