ḏwt

See also: dwt and DWT

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Nominalized from ḏw (“evil, bad, wicked”) +‎ -t (feminine ending).

Pronunciation

Noun
Dwwt
nDs

 f

  1. (uncountable) evil
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) line 22:
      ir
      Dw      		 twr
      Sd
      d      		 xrwwwd
      Z9
      D40      		 q
      n
      nDs      		 z
      p zp
      f      		 spr
      r
      D54      		 r
      f
      jr ḏwt r šd-ḫrw wd qn zp.f spr(.w) r.f
      Evil has been done to the Disturber (Set), he who committed violence; his misdeed has caught up with him.
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏwt  
DwW
t		 nDs
Z2
ḏwt

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 230, 338.

Etymology 2

ḏw (“mountain”) +‎ -t (feminine ending).

Pronunciation

Noun
Dw
t

 f

  1. Alternative form of
    Dw
    Z1
    (ḏw, “mountain”)
Descendants
  • → Arabic: طَوْد (ṭawd)

References
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