nṯrt

Egyptian

FWOTD – 16 June 2017

Etymology

From nṯr (“god”) +‎ -t (“feminine suffix”).

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /naˈcaːɾat/ → /naˈtaːɾaʔ/ → /nəˈtaːɾa/ → /nəˈtoːɾə/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /nɛt͡ʃɛrɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: netjeret

Noun

f

goddess [since the Pyramid Texts]

Inflection

Declension of nṯrt (feminine)

singular

nTr

dual

nTr

plural

nTr

I12

I12

I12

nṯrwt

Descendants

Bohairic Coptic: ⲉⲛⲑⲱⲣⲓ (enthōri)
Sahidic Coptic: ⲛⲧⲱⲣⲉ (ntōre)

References

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

Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 35

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