ḥḏt

See also: Hdt.

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɛd͡ʒɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: hedjet

Noun

 f

1. hippopotamus

Inflection

singular	ḥḏt
dual	ḥḏtj
plural	ḥḏwt

Declension of ḥḏt (feminine)

Etymology 2

Nominalized use of the feminine form of ḥḏ (“white”). Nisba suffix present, as shown by the Demotic form ḥṱy.t.

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ħucʼjat/ → /ħutʼjaʔ/ → /ħutʼja/ → /ħøtʼjə/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ħucʼjat/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ħutʼjaʔ/
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ħutʼja/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ħøtʼjə/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɛd͡ʒɛt/
  • Conventional anglicization: hedjet

Proper noun

 f

1. the White Crown, Hedjet

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥḏt  

ḥḏt	ḥḏt

Derived terms

• qꜣ-ḥḏt

Descendants

• Demotic: ḥṱy.t "white crown"

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 184, 360.