ẖnmt
See also: ḫnmt
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈçanmVʔ/ → /ˈçanma/ → /ˈçanmə/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /çɛnmɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: khenmet
Noun
f
- well [since the Middle Kingdom]
― jrt ẖnmt ― to make a well
― wbꜣ ẖnmt ― to drill a well
― šdt ẖnmt ― to dig a well
Inflection
Declension of ẖnmt (feminine)
| singular | ẖnmt |
|---|---|
| dual | ẖnmtj |
| plural | ẖnmwt |
Descendants
- Sahidic Coptic: ϩⲟⲛⲃⲉ (honbe)
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 382.10–382.15
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 382.
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