-wt
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /wat/ → /waʔ/ → /wə/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /uːt/
- Conventional anglicization: -ut
Usage notes
While generally written as simply -t
, that this suffix represented -wt is proven by both the Coptic evidence and occasional hieroglyphic writings.
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of -wt
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /wat/ → /waʔ/ → /wə/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /uːt/
- Conventional anglicization: -ut
Suffix
- Forms the complementary infinitive of weak verbs.
Usage notes
Weak verbs can alternatively take the endings -t or -yt to form the complementary infinitive.
References
- Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 59–63
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
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