wsḫt

Egyptian

Etymology 1

wsḫ (“to be broad”) +‎ -t.

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈwisχat/ → /ˈwisχaʔ/ → /ˈwesχa/ → /ˈwesχə/

Noun
wsx t
W10

 f

  1. breadth, width
Inflection
Declension of wsḫt (feminine)
singular Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
dual wsḫtj
plural wsḫwt
Descendants
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲟⲩⲏϣⲥⲓ (ouēšsi), ⲟⲩⲉϣⲥⲓ (ouešsi)
  • Fayyumic Coptic: ⲟⲩⲉϣⲥⲓ (ouešsi)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲟⲩⲁϣⲥⲉ (ouašse), ⲟⲩⲟϣⲥⲉ (ouošse), ⲟⲩⲉϣⲥⲉ (ouešse), ⲟⲩⲉϣⲥ (ouešs)

Pronunciation

Noun
wsx
t
O13C

 f

  1. wide hall or court
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) lines 17–18:
      sHwwY1&n&f DADAnw
      t      		 U5
      a
      t      		 N9 t
      Z2      		 nTrnb
      r      		 Dr
      r      		 D&z&fnb
      w Z2ss      		 mAatzmAiiY1
      Z2      		 ims

      M
      a
      k      		 HAiiwtp
      Z2ss      		 isf
      t
      nDs      		 snDmwm
      O307
      n
      t
      gbbr
      r
      a
      t      		 O44t Z1
      n
      nb      		 sswiH_SPACE
      t      		 in
      U5
      a      		 t
      z
      n
      f
      sḥww n.f ḏꜣḏꜣt mꜣꜥt psḏt nb-r-ḏr ḏs.f nbw-mꜣꜥt zmꜣyw jm.s mkḥꜣyw jsft snḏmw m wsḫt nt gbb r rdjt jꜣwt n nb.s (n)syt n mꜣꜥt.s n.f
      The Tribunal of Maat was convened for him: the Ennead, the Lord of All himself, and the possessors of righteousness who were united in it, who scorn wrongdoing, sitting in the hall of Geb to give the office to its owner and the kingship to the one to whom it justly belonged.
Inflection
Declension of wsḫt (feminine)
singular Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
dual wsḫtj
plural wsḫwt
Alternative forms

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Pronunciation

Noun
Wsx
t		 W10
P1

 f

  1. barge
Inflection
Declension of wsḫt (feminine)
singular Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
dual wsḫtj
plural wsḫwt

References
  1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 47
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