jmnt

Egyptian

Etymology 1

jmn (“western”) +‎ -t (feminine ending).

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈjamnat/ → /ˈjamnaʔ/ → /ˈʔamna/ → /ˈʔamnə/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /imɛnɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: amenet

Noun

f

west, the West
right side
the Duat, the afterworld

Synonyms

jmn
jmntt

Antonyms

Derived terms

jmntj
jmntt

Etymology 2

jmn (“Amun”) +‎ -t (feminine ending).

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /jaˈmanwVt/ → /jaˈmanwVʔ/ → /ʔaˈmawna/ → /ʔaˈmawnə/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /imɛnɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: amenet

Proper noun

f

Amunet, the female counterpart of Amun

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jmnt

mn&n&t

jmnt

Descendants

→ Ancient Greek: Ἀμαῦνι (Amaûni)

References

James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 171, 276.

Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 56

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