Egyptian
Etymology 1
From psš (“to divide, to share out”) + -t (feminine suffix).
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈpusʃat/ → /ˈpusʃaʔ/ → /ˈpuʃʃa/ → /ˈpøʃʃə/
Noun
f
- share, portion
- apportionment, distribution, sharing out
- half
Inflection
Declension of psšt (feminine)
| singular
|
psšt
|
| dual
|
psštj
|
| plural
|
psšwt
|
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of psšt
Descendants
- Demotic: pšt
- Akhmimic Coptic: ⲡⲉϣⲉ (peše)
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲫⲁϣⲓ (phaši)
- Fayyumic Coptic: ⲡⲉϣⲓ (peši)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲡⲁϣⲉ (paše)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
- a female given name, Peseshet
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 554.4–554.16
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 94
- Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen[2], volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, page 137.8
- ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 47