ꜥnḫ ḏt

Egyptian

Etymology

ꜥnḫ (“to live”) +‎ (.w) (third-person masculine singular stative ending) +‎ ḏt (“forever”), literally meaning ‘alive forever’.

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɑːnx d͡ʒɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: ankh djet

Interjection

an honorific phrase used after the nomen or praenomen of a (male) pharaoh.

See also

ꜥnḫ.tj ḏt

References

Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 221
Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 116

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