-wt

See also: wt, wt., and wͭ

Egyptian

Etymology 1

-w (“plural suffix”) + -t (“feminine ending”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /wat/ → /jaʔ/, /waʔ/ → /ʔə/, /wa/ → /ʔ/, /wə/

Suffix
w&t
  1. Used to form feminine plural forms of nouns and adjectives
Usage notes
While generally written as simply -t
t
, that this suffix represented -wt is supported by both the Coptic evidence and occasional hieroglyphic writings.
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of -wt  
t
t

Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew ־וּת (-út, “abstract/collective nouns-forming suffix”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /wat/ → /jaʔ/, /waʔ/ → /ʔə/, /wa/ → /ʔ/, /wə/

Suffix
w&t
  1. Forms masculine collective nouns.
    sbꜣ (“star”) → sbꜣwt (“constellation”)

Suffix
w&t
  1. Forms the complementary infinitive of weak verbs.
Usage notes

Weak verbs can alternatively take the endings -t or -yt to form the complementary infinitive.

References
  • Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 59–63
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 38–39, 62, 175.
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