bḫnt

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /bɛxnɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: bekhnet

Noun

f

pylon, monumental gateway flanked by two towers
(by extension) a gateway in general

Usage notes

This word is sometimes used in the dual, apparently with the same meaning as the singular, treating the pylon as a pair of gates/towers rather than a single object.

Inflection

Declension of bḫnt (feminine)

singular	Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
dual	bḫntj
plural	bḫnwt

Alternative forms

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References

Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 471.9–471.11
Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 84

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