-wt

wt wt. wͭ Egyptian Etymology 1 From egy -w plural suffix -t feminine ending. Pronunciation -_wt aːwat jaʔ<q:after a stressed vowel>,waʔ<q:otherwise> ʔə<q:after a stressed vowel>,wa<q:otherwise> ʔ<q:after a stressed vowel>,wə<q:otherwise> Suffix w*t Used to form feminine plural forms of nouns and adjectives Usage notes While generally written as simply egy -t t, that this suffix represented egy -wt is supported by both the Coptic evidence and occasional hieroglyphic writings. Alternative forms t t Etymology 2 Compare Hebrew he ־וּת abstract/collective nouns-forming suffix -út. Pronunciation -_wt wat jaʔ<q:after a stressed vowel>,waʔ<q:otherwise> ʔə<q:after a stressed vowel>,wa<q:otherwise> ʔ<q:after a stressed vowel>,wə<q:otherwise> Suffix w*t Forms masculine collective nouns. egy sbꜣ star → egy sbꜣwt constellation Etymology 3 Suffix w*t Forms the complementary infinitive of weak verbs. Usage notes Weak verbs can alternatively take the endings egy -t or egy -yt to form the complementary infinitive. References 59–63 38–39, 62, 175