pḏt

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See also: pdt, PDT, and pDt

Egyptian

Etymology

Possibly from a form such as Proto-Afroasiatic *pVg-.[1] Equivalent to pḏ (to stretch) +‎ -t (feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

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  1. bow (weapon)

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Descendants

  • Demotic: ptyt

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 99.
  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E., Stolbova, Olga V. (1995) “*pVg-”, in Hamito-Semitic Etymological Dictionary: Materials for a Reconstruction (Handbuch der Orientalistik; I.18), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
  2. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 38, 57