rnpt

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈɾanpat/ → /ˈɾanpaʔ/ → /ˈɾanpə/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /rɛnpɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: renpet

Noun

f

year

Inflection

Declension of rnpt (feminine a-stem)

singular	rnpt
dual	rnptj
plural	rnpwt

Derived terms

rnpwt (“to grow old, pass time”)
rnpt ḥsb (“regnal year — used in dates”)
djw ḥrjw rnpt (“intercalary days”)

Descendants

Demotic: rnpt
- Coptic: ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ (rompe) (Sahidic), ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ (rompi) (Bohairic), ⲗⲁⲙⲡⲓ (lampi) (Fayyumic)

References

James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN

Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 59

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