ḥmt

See also: HMT and ḫmt

Egyptian

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈħijmat/ → /ˈħijmaʔ/ → /ˈħiːmə/

Noun

 f

  1. woman
  2. wife
Inflection
Declension of ḥmt (feminine consonant-stem)
singular ḥmt
dual ḥmtj
plural ḥmwt
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From ḥm (“incarnation”) +‎ -t (feminine ending).

Pronunciation

Noun

 m

  1. the (female) pharaoh of Egypt as a particular individual who serves as an incarnation of kingship
  2. an incarnation? of a goddess (e.g. as a statue)
Usage notes

See the usage notes at ḥm.

Inflection
Declension of ḥmt (feminine)
singular ḥmt
dual ḥmtj
plural ḥmwt

Etymology 3

From ḥm (“servant”) +‎ -t (feminine ending).

Pronunciation

Noun

 f

  1. (female) servant, slave
Inflection
Declension of ḥmt (feminine)
singular ḥmt
dual ḥmtj
plural ḥmwt

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 375.
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 55
  1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 49, 59
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