kmt
See also: KMT
Translingual
Symbol
kmt
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Kemtuik terms
English
Phrase
kmt
- (Internet slang, text messaging, Caribbean, MLE, MTE) Initialism of kissing my teeth: used to express disapproval, annoyance, or frustration.
- Alternative form: KMT
Egyptian
Etymology
From km (“black”) + -t, interpreted as a reference to the fertile black soil of the Nile Delta.
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈkuːmat/ → /ˈkuːmaʔ/ → /ˈkuːma/ → /ˈkeːmə/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /kɛmɛt/
- Conventional anglicization: kemet
Proper noun
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- Egypt, the Nile Valley
- c. 1850 BCE, The Eloquent Peasant, version R (pRamesseum A/Berlin 10499 recto), 1.2–1.3, trans. Allen:
- m.t wj m hꜣt r kmt r jnt ꜥqw jm n ẖrdw.j
- Look, I am going down to Egypt to get provisions there for my children.
- c. 1850 BCE, The Eloquent Peasant, version R (pRamesseum A/Berlin 10499 recto), 1.2–1.3, trans. Allen:
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of kmt
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Demotic: kmj
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲭⲏⲙⲓ (khēmi)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲕⲏⲙⲉ (kēme)
- ϩⲁⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ (hantoou) — Egyptian (mountainous country)
- → Ancient Greek: Χημία (Khēmía)
Proper noun
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- the Egyptians
Noun
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- a type of jar
Inflection
| singular | kmt |
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| dual | kmtj |
| plural | kmwt |
References
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962), A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
- Loprieno, Antonio (1995), Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN