mꜣꜥt

Egyptian

The goddess
U2
Aa11		 a
t		 H6B1
, personification of truth and right

Etymology

An abstract noun formed from mꜣꜥ (“to direct, to be just, to be true”) +‎ -t (“feminine ending”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈmuʀʕat/ → /ˈmuʀʕaʔ/ → /ˈmuʔʕəʔ/ → /ˈmøʔʕə/[1]

Noun

U2
Aa11		 a
t
Y1

 f

  1. truth
  2. right action, righteousness, virtue
  3. blamelessness, innocence
  4. justice, fairness
  5. right order in the state or cosmos

Alternative forms

Antonyms

Descendants

  • Demotic: mꜣꜥt
    • Coptic: ⲙⲉ (me) (Sahidic, Old Coptic), ⲙⲉⲉ (mee) (Sahidic), ⲙⲉⲓ (mei) (Bohairic, Fayyumic), ⲙⲏⲓ (mēi) (Bohairic, Fayyumic), ⲙⲉⲉⲓ (meei) (Fayyumic), ⲙⲏⲉ (mēe) (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan), ⲙⲓⲉ (mie) (Akhmimic)

Proper noun

U2
Aa11		 a
t		 H6B1

 f

  1. Maat, the goddess personifying the above concepts

References

  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926-1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
  • Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 112
  1. ↑ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 39, 47
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