psḏt

Egyptian

Etymology

psḏ- (“nine”) +‎ -t (feminine ending).

Pronunciation

Numeral


  1. feminine of psḏw (“nine”)
  2. nineness, ennead [Pyramid Texts]

Derived terms

Proper noun

 f

  1. the (Great) Ennead; the collection of nine gods worshipped at Heliopolis and taking part in the Heliopolitan creation myth, together representing the sum of all the elements of the created world: Atum, Shu, Tefnut, Nut, Geb, Osiris, Isis, Set, and Nephthys.
  2. one of the lesser Enneads of nine gods

Inflection
Declension of psḏt (feminine)
singular psḏt
dual psḏtj
plural psḏwt

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of psḏt  






psḏt psḏt psḏt psḏt psḏt
[since Old Egyptian] [Coffin Texts] [Second Intermediate Period]

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 220, 346, 360 page 148, 220, 346, 360.
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 127
  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 558.12–559.15
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