wꜥtj

Egyptian

Etymology

wꜥ (“one, alone”) +‎ -t (feminine ending) +‎ -j (nisba ending).

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /wuʕˈtij/ → /wuʕˈtij/ → /wəʕˈteʔ/

Adjective


  1. sole, single, only

Inflection
Declension of wꜥtj (nisba adjective)
masculine feminine
singular wꜥtj
 wꜥtt
dual wꜥtjwj, wꜥtwj
 wꜥttj
plural wꜥtjw, wꜥtw
 wꜥtwt1, wꜥtt2
  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 wꜥtj  



wꜥtj wꜥt wꜥt wꜥtj
[Middle Kingdom] [18th Dynasty]

Derived terms

References
  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 278.9–279.5
  • Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 56
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