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Maat

See also: maat and mAat

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Egyptian mꜣꜥt,

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mAa		 a
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Proper noun

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Maat

  1. An Ancient Egyptian goddess, the personification of truth, order, and righteousness, symbolized by a feather.

Anagrams

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Central Franconian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old High German marchāt, from Latin mercātus (compare German Markt).

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Noun

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Maat m (plural Määt)

  1. (most dialects) market
    Op dem Maat stonn die Buure. ― The farmers are standing in the marketplace.
    En d'r Maathall steiht et Ann. ― In the market hall stands Ann.

German

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Etymology

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Via German Low German from Middle Low German māt, māte, from Old Saxon gimato, of West Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *gamatjô, itself from *ga- (“together”) + *matjô, from *matiz (“food”).[1][2]

Related to English mate, Dutch maat.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Maat m (strong or mixed, genitive Maates or Maats, plural Maate or Maaten)

  1. (nautical) mate (naval non-commissioned officer)
  2. (nautical, Germany) a naval rank, “OR5” on the NATO rank scale

Declension

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Declension of Maat [masculine, strong // mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Maat die Maate, Maaten
genitive eines des Maates, Maats der Maate, Maaten
dative einem dem Maat, Maate1 den Maaten
accusative einen den Maat die Maate, Maaten

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “mate”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  2. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Further reading

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  • “Maat” in Duden online
  • “Maat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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