nbt-ḥwt

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Etymology

nbt (lady) +‎ ḥwt (enclosure) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘Lady of the Enclosure’.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

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  1. the goddess Nephthys

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Descendants

  • Old Coptic: ⲛⲉⲃⲑⲱ (nebthō)
  • Ancient Greek: Νέφθυς (Néphthus)

References

  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 148.