Egyptian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Hebrew אַשְׁפָּה (ʾašpâh) or a cognate Semitic word. Later reanalysed as a root jsp- + -t.
Pronunciation
Noun
m f
- quiver for archery [Middle Kingdom to New Kingdom]
Usage notes
This word was masculine during the Middle Kingdom but had become feminine by the Late Kingdom.
Inflection
Declension of jspt (masculine)
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jspt
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| dual
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jsptwj
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| plural
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jsptw
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Declension of jspt (feminine)
| singular
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jspt
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| dual
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jsptj
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| plural
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jspwt
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jspt
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jspt
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jspt
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[New Kingdom]
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Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈjispat/ → /ˈjispaʔ/ → /ˈʔespa/ → /ˈʔespə/
Noun
f
- language
Inflection
Declension of jspt (feminine)
| singular
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jspt
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| dual
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jsptj
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| plural
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jspwt
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jspt
Descendants
- Akhmimic Coptic: ⲉⲥⲡⲉ (espe)
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲁⲥⲡⲓ (aspi)
- Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲉⲥⲡⲉ (espe)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲁⲥⲡⲉ (aspe), ⲉⲥⲡⲉ (espe)
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 13