spdt

Egyptian

Etymology 1

From spd (“to be sharp”) +‎ -t (feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /sɛpɛdɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: sepedet

Noun

f

effectiveness

Noun

f

S29 [s]

Q3 [p]

D46 [d]

X1 [t]

M44

triangle

Inflection

Declension of spdt (feminine)

singular	spdt
dual	spdtj
plural	spdwt

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /sɛpdɛt/, /sopdɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: sepdet, sopdet

Proper noun

f

(astronomy) Sirius, A bluish-white star in the constellation Canis Major; Alpha (α) Canis Majoris. A vertex of the Winter Triangle and the brightest star in the night sky.
Sothis, the divine personification of Sirius

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of spdt

M44

X1 [t]

M44

Q3 [p]

D46 [d]

X1 [t]

N14

spdt

spdt

Derived terms

prt spdt

References

Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN

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