psšt

Egyptian

Etymology 1

From psš (“to divide, to share out”) +‎ -t (feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈpusʃat/ → /ˈpusʃaʔ/ → /ˈpuʃʃa/ → /ˈpøʃʃə/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /pɛsʃɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: pesshet

Noun

f

share, portion
apportionment, distribution, sharing out
half

Inflection

Declension of psšt (feminine)

singular	psšt
dual	psštj
plural	psšwt

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of psšt

psšt

pšt

Descendants

Demotic: pšt
- Akhmimic Coptic: ⲡⲉϣⲉ (peše)
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲫⲁϣⲓ (phaši)
- Fayyumic Coptic: ⲡⲉϣⲓ (peši)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲡⲁϣⲉ (paše)

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /pɛsʃɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: pesshet

Proper noun

f

a female given name, Peseshet

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 554.4–554.16
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 94
Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen‎, volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, page 137.8

Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 47

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