bjnt

Egyptian

Etymology 1

bjn (“bad, evil”) +‎ -t (“feminine ending”)

Pronunciation

Noun
 f
  1. (uncountable) badness, evil
Descendants
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲃⲟⲛⲓ (boni)
  • Fayyumic Coptic: ⲃⲁⲛⲓ (bani)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲃⲟⲟⲛⲉ (boone)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈbajnVt/ → /ˈbajnVʔ/ → /ˈbajna/ → /ˈβajnə/

Noun
 f
  1. harp
Inflection
Declension of bjnt (feminine)
singular bjnt
dual bjntj
plural bjnwt
Descendants
  • Demotic Egyptian: bynt

References

  1. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995), Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 248
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