ḥwt-nṯr
Egyptian
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Etymology
From ḥwt (“enclosure”) + nṯr (“god”) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘house of god’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ħawitˈnaːcaɾ/ → /ħawiʔˈnaːtaʔ/ → /ħə(wə)ˈnoːtə/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ħuːt nɛt͡ʃɛr/
- Conventional anglicization: hut-netjer
Inflection
Declension of ḥwt-nṯr (feminine)
| singular | ḥwt-nṯr |
|---|---|
| dual | ḥwtj-nṯr |
| plural | ḥwwt-nṯr |
Derived terms
References
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
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