mwt-mwt

Egyptian

Etymology

mwt (“mother”) +‎ mwt (“mother”) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘mother of the mother’.

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. (maternal or paternal) grandmother

Inflection

Declension of mwt-mwt (feminine)
singular mwt-mwt
dual mwtj-mwt
plural mwwt-mwt

References

  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, pages 160, 163
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