ḥꜣtt

Egyptian

Etymology

Nominalized from the feminine of ḥꜣtj (“frontal”), thus a nisba formed from ḥꜣt (“front”) +‎ -t (feminine nisba ending).

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ħɑtɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: hatet

Noun

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(nautical) prow rope
- c. 2000–1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115), lines 3–5:
  
  šzp ḫrpw ḥw mjnt ḥꜣtt rḏj.t(j) ḥr tꜣ
  The mallet has been taken, the mooring post has been struck, and the prow rope is set on land.

Inflection

Declension of ḥꜣtt (feminine)

singular	ḥꜣtt
dual	ḥꜣttj
plural	ḥꜣtwt

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