Egyptian
Etymology
Nominalized from pḏt (“bow”) + -j (nisba ending).
Pronunciation
Noun
m
- bowman, archer, especially as an epithet for kings or certain gods
Inflection
Declension of pḏtj (masculine)
| singular
|
pḏtj
|
| dual
|
pḏtjwj
|
| plural
|
pḏtjw
|
Noun
m
- barbarian, foreigner (literally ‘bowman’)
Inflection
Declension of pḏtj (masculine)
| singular
|
pḏtj
|
| dual
|
pḏtjwj
|
| plural
|
pḏtjw
|
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 275.
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 570.4, 570.8–570.9