ꜥnḫ.tj ḏt

Egyptian

Etymology

ꜥnḫ (“to live”) +‎ .tj (third-person feminine singular stative ending) +‎ ḏt (“forever”), literally meaning ‘alive forever’.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɑːnxʔti d͡ʒɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: ankh.ti djet

Interjection

an honorific phrase used after the nomen or praenomen of a (female) pharaoh.

See also

ꜥnḫ ḏt

References

Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 116

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