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Egyptian
Etymology 1
zꜣ (“protection”) + tꜣ (“earth”) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘protection of the earth’, referring to prostration on the ground.
Pronunciation
Noun
m
- homage
Etymology 2
zꜣ (“son”) + tꜣ (“earth”) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘son of the earth’.
Pronunciation
Noun
m
- snake
Descendants
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 387.
- ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 57
