sšpt

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /saˈʃaːpat/ → /ˈʃaːpaʔ/ → /ˈʃoːpə/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /sɛʃpɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: seshpet

Noun

f

(collective) melon(s), possibly muskmelon(s) or cucumber(s)

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of sšpt

O42 [Szp]

Q3 [p]

X1 [t]

N33C

Z2ss

šspt

Descendants

Demotic: špj, šwbj
- Bohairic Coptic: ϣⲱⲡⲓ (šōpi)
- Sahidic Coptic: ϣⲱⲡⲉ (šōpe)

References

Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 129

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