nṯrt

Egyptian

FWOTD – 16 June 2017

Etymology

From nṯr (“god”) +‎ -t (“feminine suffix”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /naˈcaːɾat/ → /naˈtaːɾaʔ/ → /nəˈtaːɾa/ → /nəˈtoːɾə/

Noun

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  1. goddess [since the Pyramid Texts]

Inflection

Declension of nṯrt (feminine)
singular


nṯrt
dual




nṯrtj
plural


nṯrwt

Descendants

  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲉⲛⲑⲱⲣⲓ (enthōri)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲛⲧⲱⲣⲉ (ntōre)

References

  1. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 35
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