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ꜥꜣbt

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Egyptian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From ꜥꜣb (to make an offering) +‎ -t.

Noun

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aA
a
AbtM19Y1
Z2

 f

  1. offerings, especially a large set of offerings to the gods, hecatomb
  2. food for the dead in the afterworld
  3. food, provisions, etc. in general
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Demotic: ꜥbj.t, ꜥbj, ꜥb.t, ꜥb, ꜥꜥb.t, ꜣb

Noun

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A
bM19t
W62

 f

  1. a kind of jug used for washing [Pyramid Texts]
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Etymology 2

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From ꜥꜣb (to be pleasing, to be selfish) +‎ -t.

Noun

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aA
a
AbtM43Y1
Z2

 f

  1. (hapax) self-pleasingness, selfishness
Usage notes
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This word may alternatively not be an independent word of its own, but rather merely a metaphorical use of the word above meaning ‘offerings’. It is only attested in the L2 version of the Instructions of Ptahhotep (pBM EA 10509) in the phrase kꜣw n ꜥꜣbt (sustenance of (selfishness?)).

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