wnt
English
Verb
wnt
Anagrams
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /wɛnɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: wenet
Etymology 1
From the terminative of wnn (“to exist”).
Verb
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- terminative of wnn
Particle
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proclitic
- serves as a complementizer to convert a verbal or nonverbal sentence into a subordinated noun clause; that
Usage notes
When followed by a clause with a pronominal subject and adverbial predicate, the subject takes the form of a suffix pronoun attached to wnt.
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wnt
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Synonyms
Etymology 2
Particle
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enclitic
- Alternative form of wnnt (“truly, indeed”)
References
- Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 184, 193, 198, 317
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
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