dbnt

Egyptian

Etymology

Speculatively, Ehret claims a derivation from Proto-Afroasiatic *dab(n)- (“hair”);[1] as with other attempts at reconstructing Proto-Afroasiatic, academic consensus is lacking.

Pronunciation

Noun
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  1. a sidelock of hair, the traditional hairstyle of children

Inflection

Declension of dbnt (feminine)
singular dbnt
dual dbntj
plural dbnwt

Synonyms

References

  • Dickson, Paul (2006), Dictionary of Middle Egyptian in Gardiner Classification Order‎[1]
  1. ^ Ehret, Christopher (1995), Reconstructing Proto-Afroasiatic, →ISBN, page 125
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