št

See also: Appendix:Variations of "st"

Egyptian

Etymology 1

**Egyptian numbers ^(edit)**
		1,000
← 10	← 90	𓍢 100	200 →	1,000 →
		10
Cardinal: št Ordinal: mḥ-št

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ʃit/ → /ʃiʔ/ → /ʃeʔ/ → /ʃeʔ/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ʃɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: shet

Numeral

one hundred

Inflection

Declension of št

	masculine	feminine
singular	—	št

Descendants

Coptic: ϣⲉ (še)

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ʃɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: shet

Noun

f

calculation and collection of tax

Inflection

Declension of št (feminine)

singular	št
dual	štj
plural	šwt

Derived terms

ꜥꜣ n št (“tax-collector”)

Noun

f

(collective noun) A group of taxpayers (disputed, see Land-Tenure in the New Kingdom p. 197 for summary)

Inflection

Declension of št (feminine)

singular	št
dual	štj
plural	šwt

References

James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 102.
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN

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