jnst

Egyptian

Etymology

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /insɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: inset

Noun

f

(medicine or literary) an edible plant, possibly anise, used medicinally [Middle Kingdom]

Inflection

Declension of jnst (feminine)

singular	jnst
dual	jnstj
plural	jnswt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jnst

M17 [i]

N35 [n]

S29 [s]

X1 [t]

N33C

Z2ss

jnst

Descendants

→ Ancient Greek: ἄνισον (ánison)
- → Latin: anīsum
  - English: anise
  - French: anis
  - Irish: ainís
  - Spanish: anís

References

Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

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