dwꜣtj

Egyptian

Etymology

dwꜣt (“Duat, afterworld”) +‎ -j (nisba ending).

Pronunciation

Adjective
dwAApr
H_SPACE		 A40
  1. belonging to the Duat (afterworld)

Inflection
Declension of dwꜣtj (nisba adjective)
masculine feminine
singular dwꜣtj
 dwꜣtt
dual dwꜣtjwj, dwꜣtwj
 dwꜣttj
plural dwꜣtjw, dwꜣtw
 dwꜣtwt1, dwꜣtt2
  1. Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
  2. From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
    In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 357.
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