Egyptian
Etymology
ḥwt (“enclosure”) + ꜥꜣt (“great”).
Pronunciation
Noun
f
- (chiefly in titles) a significant building, particularly a palace or temple
Inflection
Declension of ḥwt-ꜥꜣt (feminine)
| singular
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ḥwt-ꜥꜣt
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| dual
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ḥwtj-ꜥꜣtj
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| plural
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ḥwwt-ꜥꜣwt
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Proper noun
f
- a temple in Heliopolis
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1929), Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 3.6–4.6
- James P[eter] Allen (2010), Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 251.