nwtj

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

nwt (“town”) +‎ -j (“nisba adjective ending”).

Adjective
niwt
t y
  1. local, municipal
Inflection
Declension of nwtj (nisba adjective)
masculine feminine
singular nwtj
 nwtt
dual nwtjwj, nwtwj
 nwttj
plural nwtjw, nwtw
 nwtwt1, nwtt2
  1. Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
  2. From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
    In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nwtj  
niwt
niwt
niwt
niwt		 tii
niwt
t		 niwt
Z1
niwt
t y
nwtj nwtj nwtj nwtj
[Old Kingdom] [Old Kingdom] [Middle Kingdom]

Etymology 2

nwt (“town”) +‎ -j (“dual ending”).

Noun
niwt
niwt
 f du
  1. dual of nwt

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 61.
  • Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
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