pḏtj

Egyptian

Etymology

Nominalized from pḏt (“bow”) +‎ -j (nisba ending).

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /pɛd͡ʒɛti/
- Conventional anglicization: pedjeti

Noun

m

bowman, archer, especially as an epithet for kings or certain gods

Inflection

Declension of pḏtj (masculine)

singular	pḏtj
dual	pḏtjwj
plural	pḏtjw

Noun

m

barbarian, foreigner (literally ‘bowman’)

Inflection

Declension of pḏtj (masculine)

singular	pḏtj
dual	pḏtjwj
plural	pḏtjw

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 275.
Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 570.4, 570.8–570.9

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