spt

Egyptian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Afro-Asiatic *śapat (“lips”); compare Hebrew שָׂפָה‎ (śāp̄ā), Arabic شَفَة‎ (šafa), Aramaic ספתא‎, Classical Syriac ܣܦܬܐ‎.

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈsaːpat/ → /ˈsaːpaʔ/ → /ˈsoːpə/

Noun

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  1. (chiefly in the dual) lip
  2. edge, shore
  3. horizon
Inflection
Declension of spt (feminine)
singular spt
dual sptj
plural spwt
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of spt  




spt spt spt sptj
dual

Descendants
  • Demotic: spy, sby
    • Bohairic Coptic: ⲥⲱⲡⲓ (sōpi)
    • Sahidic Coptic: ⲥⲱⲡⲉ (sōpe), ⲥⲱⲃⲉ (sōbe)

Etymology 2

Verb

  1. infinitive of spj

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 277.
  1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 34
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