ṯzt

Egyptian

Etymology

ṯz (“to tie, to knot, to marshal”) +‎ -t (“feminine suffix”)

Pronunciation

Noun

 f

  1. knot [since the Pyramid Texts]

Inflection
Declension of ṯzt (feminine)
singular ṯzt
dual ṯztj
plural ṯzwt

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ṯzt  


ṯzt ṯzt ṯzt
[since the 18th Dynasty] [since the 18th Dynasty]

Noun

 f

  1. detachment of troops

Inflection
Declension of ṯzt (feminine)
singular ṯzt
dual ṯztj
plural ṯzwt

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ṯzt  
ṯst

References
  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 399.4–399.11, 402–403.9
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 147
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