nkt

See also: NKT and n**kt

Demotic

Etymology
From Egyptian
n
k		 t
Z9		 Y1
Z2
(nkt, “some, a little bit”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nəˈkʰaʔ/

Noun

Z3⁠nkt-Y1 m

  1. thing

Descendants
  • Coptic: ⲛⲕⲁ (nka)

References
  • Erichsen, Wolja (1954) Demotisches Glossar, Copenhagen: Ejnar Munksgaard, pages 229–230

Egyptian

Etymology

From n- +‎ ktt (“to be small”).[1]

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /nuˈkut/ → /nuˈkuʔ/ → /nəˈkuʔ/ → /nəˈkøʔ/

Noun
n
k		 t
Z9		 Y1
Z2

 m

  1. some, a little bit

Inflection
Declension of nkt (masculine)
singular nkt
dual nktwj
plural nktw

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nkt  
n
k		 t
Z9
nkt

Descendants
  • Demotic: Z3⁠nkt-Y1 (nkt)
    • Coptic: ⲛⲕⲁ (nka)

References
  1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 251
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