nmtt

Egyptian

Etymology

nmt (to stride over, traverse) + -t.

Pronunciation

Noun


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  1. stride, march, walking
  2. manner of stepping or walking; gait, stride
    • c. 2061–2010 BCE, Stela of Irtisen, Louvre C14, lines 9–10:










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      jw(.j) rḫ.kw šmt twt nmtt rpwt ꜥḥꜥw nw ꜣ mḏw-wꜥ
      I know the gait of a male figure, the stride of a female figure, and the stances of the eleven birds.
  3. journeys, travels
    • Stela of Ikhernofret, Berlin 1204:







      jw jr.n.j prt ꜥꜣt šms.j nṯr r nmtt.f dj.n.j sqd dpt-nṯr
      I conducted (lit. “did”) the great procession, following the god at his travels, and I caused the god’s boat to sail.
  4. procedure, order of proceeding or acting

Alternative forms

References

  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 271.1–271.18
  • Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 133–134
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