ḥwꜣꜣt

Egyptian

Etymology

From ḥwꜣ (“to putrefy”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /huːɑʔɑt/
  • Conventional anglicization: huaat

Noun

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1. putrefaction
2. matter seen as putrefying, such as feces or fluid discharged by a corpse

Usage notes

This term is found almost exclusively in religious texts.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥwꜣꜣt  

ḥwꜣwt

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1929) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 3, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 51.1–51.5
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 166