prt

Etymology 1

From prj (“to emerge”).

Noun

 f

1. ‘Emergence’, the growing season; one of three Egyptian seasons, spanning from November to March.

Inflection

Declension of prt (feminine)

singular	prt
dual	prtj
plural	prwt

Descendants

• Demotic: prt
  • Coptic: ⲡⲣⲱ (prō) – Sahidic, Fayyumic, Lycopolitan, ⲫⲣⲱ (phrō) – Bohairic, ⲡⲣⲟⲩ (prou) – Akhmimic

See also

Seasons in Egyptian · trw (layout · text)
ꜣḫt (“Inundation”)	prt (“Emergence”)	šmw (“Harvest”)

Noun

 f

1. a procession
   • Stela of Ikhernofret, Berlin 1204:

     jw jr.n.j prt ꜥꜣt šms.j nṯr r nmtt.f dj.n.j sqd dpt-nṯr

     I conducted the great procession, following the god at his travels, and I caused the god’s boat to sail.

Inflection

Declension of prt (feminine)

singular	prt
dual	prtj
plural	prwt

Etymology 2

From prj (“to emerge”); the different Coptic descendants show that the derivation is not the same as that of prt (“season of Emergence”).

Noun

 f

1. seed

Inflection

Declension of prt (feminine)

singular	prt
dual	prtj
plural	prwt

Descendants

• Coptic: ⲉⲃⲣⲁ (ebra), ⲃⲣⲁ (bra)

References

• Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 36

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpə́rt/
• Tonal orthography: pȓt

Noun

pŕt m inan (genitive pŕta, nominative plural pŕti)

1. tablecloth