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Egyptian
Etymology
nḫj (“to lament”) + -wt.
Pronunciation
Noun
f
- complaint
- lamentation
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nḫwt
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 305.17
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 137
