ꜣbwt

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sometimes hypothesized to be from a form such as Proto-Afroasiatic *ʔab-, in which case it would perhaps be cognate with Proto-Semitic *ʔabw- (“father”).

Noun
AbbtA1B1Z3

 f

  1. (collective) extended family, relatives, people of a household [Sixth Dynasty to Middle Kingdom and Book of the Dead; rare thereafter]
Usage notes

This word was originally restricted to administrative and juridical contexts but came to be in general use by the Middle Kingdom. By the New Kingdom it was archaic and appeared primarily in religious texts (the Book of the Dead).

Alternative forms

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Etymology 2

Uncertain. Perhaps related to ꜣbt (“brand, branding iron”), ꜣbw (“brand, branding iron”). Less likely, some authors have connected it with ꜣbj (“to desire”), thus ‘desirable image’, or to jꜣbt (“left side”) because enemies were associated with the left.

Noun
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 f

  1. appearance, outward form [since the New Kingdom]
  2. (often followed by ‘the enemy’ in a genitive construction) the symbol or effigy of an enemy to be ritually destroyed, often in the form of a sacrifical animal [Late Period to Greco-Roman Period]
Inflection
Declension of ꜣbwt (feminine)
singular Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
dual ꜣbwtj
plural ꜣbwwt
Alternative forms

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

References
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