mꜣt

See also: mꜣṯ

Egyptian

Etymology

mꜣj (“lion”) +‎ -t (feminine ending).

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /maˈʀiːjat/ → /maˈʀiːjaʔ/ → /məˈjeːʔa/ → /məˈjeːʔə/

Noun
U2
D4		 t
E22

 f

  1. lioness

Inflection
Declension of mꜣt (feminine)
singular Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
dual mꜣtj
plural mꜣwt

Alternative forms

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

Descendants
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲙⲓⲏ (miē), ⲙⲟⲩⲓⲏ (mouiē), ⲙⲩⲏ (muē), ⲙⲓⲉ (mie)

References
  • Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 101
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 334.
  1. Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 109
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