mḥtj

Egyptian

Etymology

From mḥt (“Nile delta”) +‎ -j (nisba ending).

Pronunciation

Adjective

  1. northern

Inflection
Declension of mḥtj (nisba adjective)
masculine feminine
singular mḥtj
 mḥtt
dual mḥtjwj, mḥtwj
 mḥttj
plural mḥtjw, mḥtw
 mḥtwt1, mḥtt2
  1. Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
  2. From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
    In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mḥtj  
mḥtj

Derived terms

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 150.
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