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Egyptian
Etymology
wꜥ (“one, alone”) + -t (feminine ending) + -j (nisba ending).
Pronunciation
Adjective
- sole, single, only
Inflection
Declension of
wꜥtj (
nisba adjective)
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masculine
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feminine
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singular
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wꜥtj
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wꜥtt
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dual
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wꜥtjwj, wꜥtwj
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wꜥttj
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plural
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wꜥtjw, wꜥtw
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wꜥtwt1, wꜥtt2
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- Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
- From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wꜥtj
Derived terms
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 278.9–279.5
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 56