nfr-mꜣꜥt
Egyptian
Etymology
nfr (“to be beautiful”) + mꜣꜥt (“Maat, justice”), thus literally ‘Maat/justice is beautiful’.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /nɛfɛr mɑʔɑːt/
- Conventional anglicization: nefer-maat
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nfr-mꜣꜥt
nfr-mꜣꜥt | nfr-mꜣꜥt | nfr-mꜣꜥt | ||||||||||||
[Old Kingdom] | [New Kingdom] | [Greco-Roman Period] |
References
- Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen, volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, page 196.17
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