sḫt

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈsaːχat/ → /ˈsaːχaʔ/ → /ˈsoːχə/

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

Noun

f

field, marshland
- c. 1900 BCE, Tomb of Djehutihotep II at Deir el-Bersha, published in Newberry, Percy E., El Bersheh I: The tomb of Tehuti-Hetep, pl. 20:
  
  n kꜣ.k jnw n(j) sḫt
  The produce of the field is for your ka.
open country, countryside

Inflection

Declension of sḫt (feminine)

singular	sḫt
dual	sḫtj
plural	sḫwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of sḫt

sxt

sḫt

Derived terms

Terms derived from sḫt

sḫtj
sḫt-jꜣrw

sḫt-ḥmꜣt

References

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 84, 125

↑ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 53

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