wḥꜣt

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈwaħʀat/ → /ˈwaħʀaʔ/ → /ˈwaħə/

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

Noun

f

cauldron

Inflection

Declension of wḥꜣt (feminine)

singular	wḥꜣt
dual	wḥꜣtj
plural	wḥꜣwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wḥꜣt

G43 [w]

V28 [H]

G1 [A]

X1 [t]

G43 [w]

V28 [H]

G1 [A]

X1 [t]

W23

G43 [w]

V28 [H]

X1 [t]

W23

G43 [w]

V28 [H]

X1 [t]

wḥꜣt

wḥꜣt

wḥt

wḥt

Proper noun

f

Oasis, the Oasis region

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wḥꜣt

Aa2

X1 [t]

N25

Aa2

X1 [t]

T14

N25

wḥꜣt

wḥꜣt

Derived terms

wḥꜣtjw (“Oasis-dwellers”)

Descendants

Demotic: wḥj
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲟⲩⲁϩⲓ (ouahi)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ (ouahe)
- → Ancient Greek: Ὄᾰσῐς (Óasis)
  - → Latin: Oasis (see there for further descendants)

References

Gardiner, Alan (1957) Egyptian Grammar: Being an Introduction to the Study of Hieroglyphs, third edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 539
Dickson, Paul (2006) Dictionary of Middle Egyptian in Gardiner Classification Order‎

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