jꜣbt

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Nominalized from the feminine of jꜣbj.

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈjaʀbat/ → /ˈjaʀbaʔ/ → /ˈjaːba/ → /ˈjoːβə/

Noun

 f

  1. east, the East
  2. left side
Usage notes

Chiefly used in old religious texts; in later texts the synonym jꜣbtt is usually used instead. As the two words share several written forms, the context of time period and linguistic register may sometimes be the only means to determine which reading is meant.

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜣbt  

jꜣbt jꜣbt jꜣbt
Synonyms
Antonyms
Coordinate terms

compass points:  [edit]

mḥtt
jmnt
jꜣbt
rswt
Derived terms

Etymology 2

The Wörterbuch considers this a further derived nominalized nisba adjective, presumably formed from jꜣbt (“east”) +‎ -(j) (nisba ending); however, the form *jꜣbtj with the nisba ending written out is nowhere attested with this meaning. Such an analysis is, nonetheless, supported by the masculine gender of this term.

Pronunciation

Noun

 m

  1. east wind
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜣbt  
jꜣb jꜣb jꜣbt
[Pyramid Texts] [Pyramid Texts] [Pyramid Texts]

References

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