dpt

See also: DPT and D.P.T.

Egyptian

FWOTD – 26 March 2014

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

d
p t
P1

 f

  1. a ship, boat
    • The Eloquent Peasant, 221 - 222, :
      miid
      p t
      P1D35
      n
      sx
      r
      iiY1A1ims
      […] mj dpt nn sḫry jm.s […]
      […] like a ship without a captain […]
Inflection

Etymology 2

From dp (to taste) + -t.

Pronunciation

Noun

d
p t
F20A2

 f

  1. taste (sensations produced by the tongue)
    • Sinuhe (Berlin 3022 text), 23, :
      D&d n&A1 d
      p
      t
      ns
      A2mtZ6M22M22
      […] ḏd.n.j dpt mwt nn […]
      […] I said “this is the taste of death.” […]
  2. (figuratively) experience
Inflection

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

d
p t
F51

 f

  1. (originally in medical papyri) an edible doubled body part; conventionally rendered as loins, but possibly also the kidneys
Inflection
Alternative forms
Descendants

References

  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926-1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
  • Lesko, Leonard; Lesko, Barbara (2002) A Dictionary of Late Egyptian, second edition, Providence: B.C. Scribe Publications, →ISBN
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 55
  1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 58
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