ḥḏt

See also: Hdt.

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ħɛd͡ʒɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: hedjet

Noun

f

hippopotamus

Inflection

Declension of ḥḏt (feminine)

singular	ḥḏt
dual	ḥḏtj
plural	ḥḏwt

Etymology 2

Nominalized use of the feminine form of ḥḏ (“white”).

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ħɛd͡ʒɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: hedjet

Proper noun

f

the White Crown, Hedjet

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥḏt

D&t

ḥḏt

ḥḏt

References

Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 184, 360

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