nbt

Egyptian

Etymology 1

nb (“lord”) +‎ -t (feminine ending).

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈniːbat/ → /ˈniːbaʔ/ → /ˈniːba/ → /ˈniːβə/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nɛbɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: nebet

Noun

f

mistress, lady (woman with authority over something)
(female) owner, possessor

Inflection

Declension of nbt (feminine)

singular	nbt
dual	nbtj
plural	nbwt

Derived terms

Descendants

Demotic: (nb)

Proper noun

f

a female given name, Nebet

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nbt

nbt

[Old Kingdom]

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nɛbɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: nebet

Noun

f

basket

Inflection

Declension of nbt (feminine)

singular	nbt
dual	nbtj
plural	nbwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nbt

nbt

abbreviation

Synonyms

Etymology 3

From nbw (“gold”) +‎ -t.

Proper noun

f

Ombos (ancient Egyptian city; modern Naqada)
Ombos (ancient Egyptian city; modern Kom Ombo)

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nbt

nbyt

Derived terms

nbtj (“One from Ombos, epithet of Seth”)

Descendants

Coptic: ⲉⲙⲃⲱ (embō)
- → Ancient Greek: Ὄμβος (Ómbos)
  - → Latin: Ombos

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 227.1, 232.4–232.16
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 128
James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 48, 62, 233, 276, 361.
Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 42
Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen‎, volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, page 187.17

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