bḫnt

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /bɛxnɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: bekhnet

Noun

f

pylon, monumental gateway flanked by two towers
(by extension) a gateway in general

Usage notes

This word is sometimes used in the dual, apparently with the same meaning as the singular, treating the pylon as a pair of gates/towers rather than a single object.

Inflection

Declension of bḫnt (feminine)

singular	bḫnt
dual	bḫntj
plural	bḫnwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of bḫnt

bḫnt

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 471.9–471.11
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 84

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