rmyt

Egyptian

Etymology

From rmj (“to weep”).

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /raˈmiːjVʔ/ → /rəˈmeːʔə/ → /rəˈmeːʔ/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /rɛmiːt/
- Conventional anglicization: remyt

Noun

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(collective) tears [since the Middle Kingdom]

Derived terms

ꜥḥ-rmyt

Descendants

Akhmimic Coptic: ⲣⲙⲓⲉⲓ (rmiei)
Bohairic Coptic: ⲉⲣⲙⲏ (ermē), (plural) ⲉⲣⲙⲱⲟⲩⲓ (ermōoui)
Sahidic Coptic: ⲣⲙⲉⲓⲏ (rmeiē), (plural) ⲣⲙⲉⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ (rmeiooue)

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 417.14–417.15
James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 132.
Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 172

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