št

See also: Appendix:Variations of "st"

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Egyptian numbers (edit)
1,000
 ←  10  ←  90 𓍢
100 		200  →  1,000  → 
10
    Cardinal: št
    Ordinal: mḥ-št

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ʃit/ → /ʃiʔ/ → /ʃeʔ/ → /ʃeʔ/

Numeral
  1. one hundred
Inflection
masculine feminine
singular —
 št
Descendants
  • Coptic: ϣⲉ (še)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun
 f
  1. calculation and collection of tax
Inflection
Declension of št (feminine)
singular št
dual štj
plural šwt
Derived terms
  • ꜥꜣ n št (“tax-collector”)

Noun
 f
  1. (collective noun) A group of taxpayers (disputed, see Land-Tenure in the New Kingdom p. 197 for summary)
Inflection
Declension of št (feminine)
singular št
dual štj
plural šwt

References

  • James P[eter] Allen (2010), Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 102.
  • Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962), A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
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