ꜣḫt

See also: ꜣḥt

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Related to ꜣḫ (“akh”).

Noun

 f

  1. Akhet; the region in the sky in which the sun tarries just before it rises (later also the region in which it tarries just after it sets), giving rise to the twilight
Usage notes

Often conventionally, but misleadingly, translated as horizon.

Inflection
Declension of ꜣḫt (feminine)
singular ꜣḫt
dual ꜣḫtj
plural ꜣḫwt
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣḫt  

ꜣḫt ꜣḫt ꜣḫt
[Middle Kingdom] [New Kingdom]
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From jꜣḫ (“to be inundated”).

Noun

 f

  1. inundation season; the first of the three Egyptian seasons, spanning from July to November.
Inflection
Declension of ꜣḫt (feminine)
singular ꜣḫt
dual ꜣḫtj
plural ꜣḫwt
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣḫt  



ꜣḫt ꜣḫt ꜣḫt ꜣḫt
[New Kingdom]
  • jꜣḫj
Descendants
See also
Seasons in Egyptian · trw
(layout · text)
ꜣḫt (“Inundation”)
prt (“Emergence”)
šmw (“Harvest”)

Etymology 3

From ꜣḫ (“to be effective, to be useful”) +‎ -t.

Noun


 f

  1. something beneficial or useful
Inflection
Declension of ꜣḫt (feminine)
singular ꜣḫt
dual ꜣḫtj
plural ꜣḫwt

Etymology 4

Noun

 f

  1. sacred eye of a god
Inflection
Declension of ꜣḫt (feminine)
singular ꜣḫt
dual ꜣḫtj
plural ꜣḫwt
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣḫt  
ꜣḫt

Noun

 f

  1. uraeus
Inflection
Declension of ꜣḫt (feminine)
singular ꜣḫt
dual ꜣḫtj
plural ꜣḫwt

References
  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 107, 296 page 22, 107, 296.
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 136, 242
  • Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 289
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