mjt

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mit/
- Conventional anglicization: mit

Etymology 1

A nominalized nisba adjective, from mj (“like”) +‎ -t (“feminine nisba ending”).

Noun

f

similarity

Inflection

Declension of mjt (feminine)

singular	mjt
dual	mjtj
plural	mjwt

Derived terms

mjtj
mjtw

Etymology 2

Abbreviated writings.

Adjective

Abbreviation of mjtj (“similar”).

Noun

m

Abbreviation of mjtw (“likeness”).

References

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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