zt

See also: ZT, zT, and z. T.

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /zut/ → /suʔ/ → /søʔ/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /zɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: zet

Etymology 1

z +‎ -t.

Noun

f

woman [since the Pyramid Texts]

Inflection

Declension of zt (feminine)

singular	zt
dual	ztj
plural	zwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of zt

zt

[Old Kingdom]

[Late Period]

Derived terms

zt-ḥmt

Descendants

Coptic: ⲥⲁ (sa)

Etymology 2

Noun

f

a type of disease [Middle Kingdom]

Inflection

Declension of zt (feminine)

singular	zt
dual	ztj
plural	zwt

Etymology 3

Noun

f

Variant form of zmyt

Etymology 4

From earlier zꜣt (“type of fowl”), from zꜣ +‎ -t.

Noun

f

a type of goose or duck, as a living creature or as food for the dead and the gods [since the Pyramid Texts]

Inflection

Declension of zt (feminine)

singular	zt
dual	ztj
plural	zwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of zt

zt

st

[New Kingdom]

References

Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, ISBN 3050022647

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