qnyt

Egyptian

Etymology

qnj (“to be brave”) +‎ -y +‎ -t, thus ‘the Braves’.

Pronunciation

Proper noun


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  1. (collective) an elite unit of soldiers or bodyguards [18th Dynasty]

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of qnyt  

qnyt

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 60.
  • Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 279
  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 44.17
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