tfnwt

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /tVˈfuːnVt/ → /tVˈfuːnVʔ/ → /təˈfuːna/ → /təˈfeːnə/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /tɛfnuːt/
- Conventional anglicization: tefnut

Proper noun

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the goddess Tefnut [since the Pyramid Texts]

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of tfnwt

tfnt

Descendants

Ancient Greek: -θφηνις (-thphēnis)
Old Coptic: ⲧϥⲏⲛⲉ (tfēne)

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 299.5–299.6
James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 148.

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