pḏ nmtt

Egyptian

Etymology

pḏ (“to stretch”) +‎ nmtt (“stride, walking”).

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /pɛd͡ʒ nɛmtɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: pedj nemtet

Verb

compound

to stride widely, to go far
- c. 1859 BCE – 1840 BCE, The Story of Sinuhe, version B (pBerlin 3022 and pAmherst n-q) lines 56:
  
  pḏ nmtwt pw skj bhꜣw
  He is one who strides widely to shoot down those in flight.

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