jꜣdt

Egyptian

FWOTD – 22 January 2024

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

 f

  1. dew
  2. pouring rain in a storm
  3. ‘dew’ or ‘sweat’ of a god, in figurative reference to the god’s pleasant scent
  4. divine might or influence
Usage notes

This word was confused with jdt (“pleasant scent”) very early on and often cannot be distinguished from it.

Inflection
Declension of jꜣdt (feminine)
singular jꜣdt
dual jꜣdtj
plural jꜣdwt
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜣdt  




jꜣdt jꜣdt jdt jꜣdt
abbreviation
Descendants
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲓⲱϯ (iōti)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲉⲓⲱⲧⲉ (eiōte)

Etymology 2

From jꜣd (“to suffer, to experience a lack”) +‎ -t (feminine suffix).

Noun

 f

  1. pestilence, affliction
  2. lack, deficiency, need
Inflection
Declension of jꜣdt (feminine)
singular jꜣdt
dual jꜣdtj
plural jꜣdwt
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜣdt  
jꜣdt

Etymology 3

Perhaps compare jꜣd (“kind of cord on a door-bolt”), jwd (“to ensnare”).

Noun

 f

  1. net, especially one used for fishing or fowling
Inflection
Declension of jꜣdt (feminine)
singular jꜣdt
dual jꜣdtj
plural jꜣdwt
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜣdt  
jꜣdt

Etymology 4

Unknown.

Noun

 f

  1. a kind of field or tract of land
  2. (in the plural) pastures for livestock, pastureland
Inflection
Declension of jꜣdt (feminine)
singular jꜣdt
dual jꜣdtj
plural jꜣdwt
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jꜣdt  
jꜣdt

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.