ḏt

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: djet

Etymology 1

Noun

 f

1. cobra

Inflection

Declension of ḏt (feminine)

singular	ḏt
dual	ḏtj
plural	ḏwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏt  

ḏt

Proper noun

 m

1. A serekh name notably borne by Djet, a pharaoh of the First Dynasty

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏt  

wꜣḏ

Etymology 2

Noun

 f

1. static, unchanging eternity

Antonyms

• nḥḥ: cyclical eternity

Adverb

1. forever

Derived terms

• ꜥnḫ ḏt
• ꜥnḫ.tj ḏt
• m ꜣwt ḏt

Noun

 f

1. body, form
2. statue
3. self

Inflection

Declension of ḏt (feminine)

singular	ḏt
dual	ḏtj
plural	ḏwt

Derived terms

• jp ḏt

Etymology 3

Noun

 f

1. estate

Inflection

Declension of ḏt (feminine)

singular	ḏt
dual	ḏtj
plural	ḏwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏt  

ḏt	ḏt

Noun

 f

1. serf

Inflection

Declension of ḏt (feminine)

singular	ḏt
dual	ḏtj
plural	ḏwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏt  

ḏt

Etymology 4

Noun

 f

1. papyrus stalk

Inflection

Declension of ḏt (feminine)

singular	ḏt
dual	ḏtj
plural	ḏwt

Etymology 5

Borrowed from Semitic; compare Ugaritic 𐎇𐎚𐎎 (ztm), Phoenician 𐤆‎𐤕‎ (zt), Galilean Aramaic זֵיתָא‎ (zētā), Syriac Aramaic ܙܝܬܐ‎ (zaytā), Amharic ዘይት (zäyt, “olive oil”), Arabic زَيْتُون‎ (zaytūn, “olive”), زَيْت‎ (zayt, “oil, olive oil”), Hebrew זית‎.

Noun

 m

1. olive tree [Late Egyptian]
2. olive [Late Egyptian]

Inflection

Declension of ḏt (masculine)

singular	ḏt
dual	ḏtwj
plural	ḏtw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏt  

ḏt	ḏt
	when meaning the fruit

Descendants

• Demotic: ḏjṱ
  • Bohairic Coptic: ϫⲱⲓⲧ (jōit)
  • Fayyumic Coptic: ϫⲁⲓⲧ (jait)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ϫⲟⲉⲓⲧ (joeit)

References

• Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
• Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926-1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
• Petrie, Flinders (1900) The royal tombs of the first dynasty, part I, plate XVII, 125-127
• von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, page 171