nwt (“town”) + -j (“nisba adjective ending”).
- local, municipal
Declension of
nwtj (
nisba adjective)
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masculine
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feminine
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nwtj
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nwtt
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nwtjwj, nwtwj
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nwttj
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nwtjw, nwtw
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nwtwt1, nwtt2
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- Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
- From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of nwtj
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nwtj
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nwtj
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nwt (“town”) + -j (“dual ending”).
f du
- dual of nwt