nḥḏt

Egyptian

Etymology

n- +‎ ḥḏ (“to be white”) +‎ -t.

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈnuħcʼat/ → /ˈnuħtʃʼaʔ/, /ˈnutʃʼħaʔ/ → /ˈnuħtʃʼa/, /ˈnutʃʼħa/ → /ˈnøħtʃʼə/, /ˈnøtʃʼħə/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈnuħcʼat/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈnuħtʃʼaʔ/; (dialectally, with metathesis) IPA^(key): /ˈnutʃʼħaʔ/
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈnuħtʃʼa/; (dialectally, with metathesis) IPA^(key): /ˈnutʃʼħa/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈnøħtʃʼə/; (dialectally, with metathesis) IPA^(key): /ˈnøtʃʼħə/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nɛhd͡ʒɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: nehdjet

Noun

 f

1. tooth
2. tusk

Inflection

Declension of nḥḏt (feminine)

singular	nḥḏt
dual	nḥḏtj
plural	nḥḏwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nḥḏt  

nḥdt

[Middle Kingdom]

Synonyms

• jbḥ

Descendants

• Coptic:
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲛⲁϫϩⲉ (načhe)
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲛⲁϫϩⲓ (načhi)

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 304.5–304.8