wsḫt

Egyptian

Etymology 1

wsḫ (“to be broad”) +‎ -t.

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈwisχat/ → /ˈwisχaʔ/ → /ˈwesχə/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /wɛsxɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: weskhet

Noun

f

breadth, width

Inflection

Declension of wsḫt (feminine)

singular	wsḫt
dual	wsḫtj
plural	wsḫwt

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /wɛsxɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: weskhet

Noun

f

barge

Inflection

Declension of wsḫt (feminine)

singular	wsḫt
dual	wsḫtj
plural	wsḫwt

References

Allen, James (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, revised second edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 125
Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926-1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 365.13–365.15

↑ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 47

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