mnḫt

Egyptian

Etymology

From m- (noun-forming prefix) +‎ wnḫ (“to clothe”) +‎ -t (feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

(noun and proper noun): (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /mawˈnaːχit/ → /mawˈnaːχiʔ/ → /məˈnaːχa/ → /məˈnoːχə/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mɛnxɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: menkhet

Noun

f

clothing, garment

Inflection

Declension of mnḫt (feminine)

singular	mnḫt
dual	mnḫtj
plural	mnḫwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mnḫt

S27

mnḫt

Proper noun

f

The month of Phaophi

See also

(Middle Kingdom (Memphite) Egyptian calendar months) tḫj, mnḫt, ẖnt-ḥwt-ḥr, nḥb-kꜣw, šf-bdt, rkḥ-ꜥꜣ, rkḥ-nḏs, rnn-wtt, ḫnsw, ḫnt-ẖty-prtj, jpt-ḥmt, wp-rnpt

(New Kingdom (Theban) Egyptian calendar months) ḏḥwtj, pꜣ-n-jpt, ḥwt-ḥr, kꜣ-ḥr-kꜣ, tꜣ-ꜥꜣbt, pꜣ-n-pꜣ-mḫrw, pꜣ-n-jmn-ḥtp, pꜣ-n-rnn-wtt, pꜣ-n-ḫnsw, pꜣ-n-jnt, jpj-jpj, mswt-rꜥ ^{(Category: egy:Egyptian calendar months)}

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 108, 365.

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