Egyptian

Noun

feminine

1. abdomen, belly
2. location of mind and life-force
3. body
4. womb
   1. (by extension) birth
   2. child, progeny
5. inner section of a building
6. copy or summary of a document
7. matter, stuff, material

Usage notes

Alternative hieroglyphic writings

ẖt	ẖt

Inflection

Derived terms

• ẖt.f: evening, p.m.
• ẖtj: string of an amulet.

Descendants

• Coptic: ϩⲏ

Noun

feminine

1. group of people, generation

(cf. English : "a body of people")

Usage notes

Alternative hieroglyphic writings

ẖt

Inflection

Noun

feminine

1. building material

Inflection

References

Erman & Grapow, Worterbuch der aegyptischen sprache
Faulkner, A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian