bjtj
Egyptian
Etymology
Nominalized from bjt (“bee”) + -j (“nisba ending”), literally ’the one of the bee’, the bee being an emblem of Lower Egypt.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /biti/
- Conventional anglicization: biti
Noun
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- king of Lower Egypt
- hereditary or ancestral king
Inflection
Declension of bjtj (masculine)
| singular | bjtj |
|---|---|
| dual | bjtjwj |
| plural | bjtjw |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of bjtj
Derived terms
Terms derived from bjtj
References
- Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
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