jt

See also: JT and jṱ

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈjaːtij/ → /ˈjaːtij/ → /ˈjaːtə/ → /joːt/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈjaːtij/ (singular), IPA^(key): /ˈjatjaw/ (plural)
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈjaːtij/ (singular), IPA^(key): /ˈjatjaw/ (plural) (with /t/ preserved or otherwise restored by analogical leveling)
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈjaːtə/ (singular), IPA^(key): /ˈjatjə/ (plural)
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /joːt/ (singular), IPA^(key): /ˈjati/ (plural)

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

Noun

 m

1. father
2. an ancestor

Usage notes

is not transliterated f as it would usually be, but appears to be functioning as an obscure determinative. Association with the common term jt.f is also likely.

Inflection

Declension of jt (masculine i-stem)

singular	jt
dual	jtwj
plural	jtw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jt  

t	t	jt
as a god; from the Coffin Texts III, 171j

Derived terms

• jn-jt.f
• jt-nṯrw
• mryt-jt.s
• ḥr-nḏ-jt.f

 

Descendants

• Demotic: ⁠⁠⁠ (jṱ)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲉⲓⲱⲧ (eiōt)
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲓⲱⲧ (iōt)

Etymology 2

jt

Pronunciation

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

Noun

 m

1. barley
2. grain in general

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jt  

jt

Derived terms

• jt-mḥ
• jt-šmꜥ

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 261, 457.

Middle English

Pronoun

jt

1. Alternative form of hit (“it”)

Determiner

jt

1. Alternative form of hit (“it”)