ṯz

See also: tz, .tz, and TZ

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Noun

Tz
Z1

 m

  1. vertebra
  2. (by extension) spine

Inflection

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Noun

Tz
H1

 m

  1. neck

Inflection

Noun

T
z
T14

 m

  1. support

Inflection

Noun

Tz
Z1
N23

 m

  1. sand dune
  2. (by extension) drought

Inflection

Alternative forms

Noun

Tz
z

 m

  1. sentence

Inflection

Derived terms

Verb

Tz
z
W
D40

 2-lit. or 3-lit.

  1. (transitive) to tie, to knot
  2. (transitive) to weave
  3. (transitive) to join or put together
    • c. 2112–2063 BCE (reign of Intef II), Funerary stele of Rediu-Khnum from his tomb at Dendera (UE 6) (Cairo CG 20543), line A13–A14:[1][2]
      sr
      w
      d
      T12
      n
      gm
      t n
      w
      z
      T
      nDs
      V14
      z
      Tz
      n
      gm
      t n
      f
      d
      q
      V1mH
      Y1
      n
      gm
      t n
      i A
      T
      srwd.n(.j) gmt.n(.j) wzṯ(.w) ṯz.n(.j) gmt.n(.j) fdq(.w) mḥ.n(.j) gmt.n(.j) jꜣṯ(.w)
      I made firm what I found dilapidated; I joined together what I found cut apart; I replenished what I found injured.
  4. (transitive) to build
  5. (transitive) to organise or marshal, especially of troops
  6. (transitive) to levy (troops or laborers)
  7. (intransitive) to clot, to coagulate

Inflection

Some authors such as Allen read this word as ṯꜣz rather than ṯz, regarding
Tz
as a triliteral sign, and so consider this verb a strong triliteral:

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Bohairic Coptic: ϭⲱⲥ (cōs)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ϫⲱⲥ (čōs)

References

  1. González León, Daniel (2018) “La estela de Rediukhnum de Dendera y la reorganización administrativa del Estado egipcio a finales del III milenio a.C.” in Revista Del Instituto De Historia Antigua Oriental, volume 19, pages 49–79
  2. Lichtheim, Miriam (1988) Ancient Egyptian Autobiographies Chiefly of the Middle Kingdom: A Study and an Anthology, pages 42–46 and plate I
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