Egyptian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From wḏj (“to depart, to stray”) + -yt.
Noun
f
- expedition, journey away
- (military) campaign
Inflection
Declension of wḏyt (feminine)
| singular
|
wḏyt
|
| dual
|
wḏytj
|
| plural
|
wḏywt
|
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of wḏyt
Etymology 2
Noun
f
- The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
- flour content of bread
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926), Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 398.6–398.12, 399.13
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962), A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 74
- James P[eter] Allen (2010), Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 112.