jtrt

Egyptian

Etymology

Possibly related to jtrw (“river”), with a basic meaning of ‘line, row’.[1]

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /itrɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: itret

Noun

f

(usually in the dual) row (of people, shrines, shrubs, etc.)
(often in the dual) chapel, temple
niche to hold the statue of a god

Inflection

Declension of jtrt (feminine)

singular	jtrt
dual	jtrtj
plural	jtrwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jtrt

jtrt

[Middle Kingdom]

Derived terms

jtrt-mḥt
jtrt-šmꜥt

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 147.10–148.10
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 33

Gardiner, Alan H. (December 1944) “Horus the Beḥdetite” in The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, volume 30, page 27–28

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