ꜣbt

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɑbɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: abet

Etymology 1

Related to ꜣbw (“to brand”).

Noun

 f

1. brand, branding iron [Pyramid Texts to 12th Dynasty]

Inflection

Declension of ꜣbt (feminine)

singular	ꜣbt
dual	ꜣbtj
plural	ꜣbwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣbt  

ꜣbt

[12th Dynasty]

Etymology 2

Noun

 f

1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. [Old Kingdom]

Etymology 3

Noun

?

1. an Abydene reliquary for the head of Osiris: the object depicted by the hieroglyph .

Usage notes

The proper reading of this word is uncertain. Perhaps it is to be identified with the toponym ꜣbḏw (“Abydos”).

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣbt  

ꜣbwd

uncertain reading

Etymology 4

Noun

 f

1. Alternative form of ꜣbwt (“family”)

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 7.9–7.10
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 2
• Wilson, Penelope (1991) A Lexicographical Study of the Ptolemaic Texts in the Temple of Edfu, Liverpool: University of Liverpool, page 11