jt

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈjaːtij/ → /ˈjaːtij/ → /joːt/

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

Noun

m

father
an ancestor

Usage notes

is not transliterated f as it would usually be, but appears to be functioning as an obscure determinative. Association with the common term jt.f is also likely.

Inflection

Declension of jt (masculine i-stem)

singular	jt
dual	jtwj
plural	jtw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jt

t

jt

as a god;
from the Coffin Texts III, 171j

Derived terms

Descendants

Demotic: yt
- Coptic: ⲉⲓⲱⲧ (eiōt) (Sahidic), ⲓⲱⲧ (iōt) (Bohairic)

Etymology 2

Noun

m

barley
grain in general

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jt

jt

Derived terms

References

Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 261, 457

↑ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 33, 36, 49, 59

Middle English

Pronoun

jt

Alternative form of hit

Determiner

jt

Alternative form of hit

References

“hit, (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 27 May 2018.

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[1] Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 33, 36, 49, 59