spt

Egyptian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Afroasiatic *śapat (“lips”). Compare Proto-Semitic *śapat-.

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈsaːpat/ → /ˈsaːpaʔ/ → /ˈsaːpa/ → /ˈsoːpə/

Noun
sp
t		 D24

 f

  1. (chiefly in the dual) lip
  2. edge, shore
  3. horizon
Inflection
Declension of spt (feminine)
singular spt
dual sptj
plural spwt
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of spt  
spt
t Z1
z
p t		 spt
N21 Z1
z
p t		 N21
sptyt
y
spt spt spt sptj
dual
Descendants
  • Demotic: spy, sby

Verb
sp
t
  1. infinitive of spj

Romanization

spt

  1. Alternative transliteration of zpt.

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 277.
  1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 34
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