mwt

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈmiʔwat/, /ˈmuʔwat/ → /ˈmiʔwaʔ/, /ˈmuʔwaʔ/ → /ˈmeʔwə/

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

Noun

f

mother

Inflection

Declension of mwt (feminine)

singular	mwt
dual	mwtj
plural	mwwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mwt

mwt

mt

mjt

Derived terms

mwt-mwt

Descendants

Demotic: mwt
- Coptic: ⲙⲁⲁⲩ (maau) (Sahidic), ⲙⲁⲩ (mau) (Bohairic)

Proper noun

Mwt, Luxor, c.1279-1213 BC

f

the primordial waters [Old Kingdom]
Mut, the vulture goddess worshipped as part of the Theban Triad

Inflection

Declension of mwt (feminine)

singular	mwt
dual	mwtj
plural	mwwt

Etymology 2

Cognate with Arabic مَاتَ‎ (māta, “to die”), Hebrew מֵת‎ (met, “to die”), Aramaic מִית‎ (mīṯ, “to die”), Ge'ez ሞተ (motä).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

3-lit.

(intransitive) to die
(intransitive, figuratively, of ships) to sink

Inflection

Conjugation of mwt (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: mwt, geminated stem: mwtt

infinitival forms			imperative
infinitive	negatival complement	complementary infinitive¹	singular	plural
mwt	mwtw, mwt	mwtt	mwt	mwt

‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem	periphrastic imperfective²		periphrastic prospective²
mwt	ḥr mwt	m mwt	r mwt

suffix conjugation
aspect / mood	active	contingent
aspect / mood	active	aspect / mood	active
perfect	mwt.n	consecutive	mwt.jn
terminative	mwtt	consecutive	mwt.jn
perfective³	mwt	obligative	mwt.ḫr
imperfective	mwt	obligative	mwt.ḫr
prospective³	mwt	potentialis	mwt.kꜣ
subjunctive	mwt	potentialis	mwt.kꜣ

verbal adjectives
aspect / mood	relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms	participles
aspect / mood	active	active	passive
perfect	mwt.n	—	—
perfective	mwt	mwt	mwt, mwtw⁵, mwty⁵
imperfective	mwt, mwty, mwtw⁵	mwt, mwtj⁶, mwty⁶	mwt, mwtw⁵
prospective	mwt, mwttj⁷	mwttj⁴, mwtt⁴
Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian. Used mostly since Middle Egyptian. Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective. Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, plural .sn. Only in the masculine singular. Only in the masculine. Only in the feminine.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mwt

mt

Noun

m

death

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mwt

mt

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

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

Noun

f

weight

References

Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 97
Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN

↑ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 245

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[1] Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 245