ꜣwt

Egyptian

Etymology

From ꜣwj (to be long, to extend (a hand), to give an offering).

Pronunciation

Noun

Awwt
Y1

 f

  1. length, duration (of time) [since the Old Kingdom]

Usage notes

By Late Egyptian this word apparently becomes conflated with ꜣw (length (of space)).

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Noun

AwwtX4
Z2

 f

  1. offering, gift, donation (particularly of bread) [since the Pyramid Texts]

Usage notes

In Late Egyptian this word is generally reduced to ꜣw, and since the 22nd Dynasty it appears frequently as an object of sfsf (to present, to offer), sometimes with the recipient added after n (to, for).

Inflection

Alternative forms

Noun

Aw
t
R2

 f

  1. altar [19th Dynasty]

Inflection

Alternative forms

Noun

Aw
t
pr

?

  1. a hidden chamber in a temple containing cult images [Greco-Roman Period]

Usage notes

While this word is sometimes transcribed with a final -j/-y as if it were a nisba, this ending is unattested in the original script.

Alternative forms

Noun

Awwt&T30

 f

  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. long knife

Inflection

References

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