nfrt

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Egyptian

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

nfrf&r&t
 f
  1. feminine singular of nfr
    • 12th Dynasty, coffin of Nakhtankh, British Museum EA 35285:
      q Z1
      r
      st
      Q6
      nfrf&r&t miizspr
      f
      nfrf
      r
      n
      R50
      qrst nfrt m jz.f nfr n ẖrt-nṯr
      a good burial in his wonderful tomb of the necropolis

Noun

nfrf&r&t

 f

  1. something pleasing, beautiful, or good; good thing, fine thing
    • c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 115–116:
      D35
      n
      n&t&t D35
      n
      stmXn
      n
      nwwpr
      f
      iwfmH
      Y2
      Xr
      r
      nfrf&r&t Y2
      Z2
      nb
      t
      nn ntt nn st m ẖnw.f jw.f mḥ(.w) ẖr nfrwt nbt
      There isn’t a thing that isn’t inside it, and it is full of all fine things.
    • c. 1900 BCE, The Instructions of Kagemni (pPrisse/pBN 183) line 1.6:
      iwnfrf
      r
      t
      Y1
      id
      n
      idnY1bWnfrf
      r
      iwn
      h
      nDs
      n
      k
      t
      t
      nDs
      id
      n
      idnY1wrr
      jw nfrt jdn bw nfr jw nh(j) n(j) ktt jdn wr
      For a good thing serves for goodness, for a bit of a little thing serves for a big thing.

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Descendants

  • Akhmimic Coptic: ⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ (nofre)
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ (nofri)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ (nofre)

Noun

nfrf&r&t B1

 f

  1. beautiful, fine, or good woman
  2. epithet for various goddesses
  3. maiden, lass; nubile or marriageable young woman

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Proper noun

nnfrf&r&t B1

 f

  1. a female given name, Nofret

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