mryt-ptḥ

Egyptian

Etymology

mryt (feminine perfective relative form of mrj) +‎ ptḥ (“Ptah”), thus literally ‘(she) whom Ptah loves’. The written form demonstrates honorific transposition.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mɛriːt pɛtɛh/
- Conventional anglicization: meryt-ptah

Proper noun

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a female given name, Merit-Ptah

Alternative forms

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References

Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen‎, volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, page 158.22, 161.19

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