sḫmt

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Egyptian

Etymology

sḫm (“to be powerful, to have power over”) +‎ -t (feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

 
  • (proper noun): (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈsaχmat/ → /ˈsaχmaʔ/ → /ˈsaχma/ → /ˈsaχmə/

Proper noun

sxmx
t

 f

  1. the goddess Sekhmet, personification of overmastering power

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of sḫmt  
ssxmx
t
sxmH_SPACE
x		 m&t
sxmm&tI12
sxmx
t		 I12
sxmx
t
C232
sxmx
t Z5		 I12
C232
S158
t
H8
sxmx t
M		 H8
sḫmt sḫmt sḫmt sḫmt sḫmt sḫmt sḫmt sḫmt sḫmt
in hieratic abbreviation

Descendants

  • Old Coptic: ⲥⲁⲭⲙⲓ (sakhmi)
  • → Ancient Greek: Σαχμίς (Sakhmís)
  • → English: Sekhmet (learned)

Noun

ssxmxmt

 f

  1. (rare) power, capability, especially capability to overpower
    Synonym: sḫm
  2. (rare) fertility, capacity for procreation?

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of sḫmt  
sxmmt
Z2ss
sxmmt
Y1
Z2ss
sxmt
sḫmt sḫmt sḫmt

Noun

sx
t		 Q7

 f

  1. epithet for fire

References

  1. ^ Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 203
  2. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 59, 60, 63
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