nbt-tꜣ

Egyptian

Etymology

nbt (“lady, mistress”) +‎ tꜣ (“land”) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘Lady of the Land’.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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an epithet for the queen

References

Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 42

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