r n kmt

Egyptian

Etymology

r(ꜣ) (“speech”) +‎ n(j) (“of”) +‎ kmt (“Egypt”).

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ɾaʀ nij ˈkuːmat/ → /ɾaʀ nij ˈkuːmaʔ/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɛr ɛn kɛmɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: er en kemet

Noun

m

(literary) the Egyptian language [Middle Kingdom]

Synonyms

(Late Egyptian) mdwt kmt
(Late Egyptian) mdwt rmṯ kmt

References

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

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