ꜣṯyt

See also: ꜣtyt

Egyptian

Etymology

ꜣṯj (“to care for”) +‎ -y +‎ -t.

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɑt͡ʃiːt/
  • Conventional anglicization: atjyt

Noun

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1. child caretaker, nanny, nurse [since the Middle Kingdom]

Inflection

Declension of ꜣṯyt (feminine)

singular	ꜣṯyt
dual	ꜣṯytj
plural	ꜣṯywt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣṯyt  

ꜣtyt	ꜣtyt	ꜣtt	jtt
		[Greco-Roman Period]	[Greco-Roman Period]

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 23.10
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 6