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Egyptian
Pronunciation
Noun
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- a type of emmer
Inflection
Declension of zwt (feminine)
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of zwt
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 426.12–426.17
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 218
- Helck, Wolfgang, Westendorf, Wolfhart (1986) Lexikon der Ägyptologie, volumes 6: Stele – Zypresse, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 1210: “Äg. zwt sollte nicht mit „W[eizen]“ übersetzt werden; es dürfte sich um eine Emmer-Varietät handeln.”
