mdt m ḥr

Egyptian

Etymology

mdt (“matter”) +‎ m (“in”) +‎ ḥr (“face”).

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mɛdɛt ɛm ħɛr/
- Conventional anglicization: medet em her

Noun

f

a responsibility, something one is responsible for

Inflection

Declension of mdt m ḥr (feminine)

singular	mdt m ḥr
dual	mdtj m ḥr
plural	mdwt m ḥr

References

James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 221.

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