zꜣ-tꜣ

Egyptian

Etymology 1

zꜣ (“protection”) +‎ tꜣ (“earth”) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘protection of the earth’, referring to prostration on the ground.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /zɑ tɑ/
- Conventional anglicization: za-ta

Noun

m

homage

Etymology 2

zꜣ (“son”) +‎ tꜣ (“earth”) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘son of the earth’.

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈziʀtaʀ/ → /ˈsiʀtaʀ/ → /ˈsiːtə/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /zɑ tɑ/
- Conventional anglicization: za-ta

Noun

m

snake

Descendants

Demotic: syṱ
- Coptic: ⲥⲓⲧ (sit)

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 387.

Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 57

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[1] Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 57