English Explanatory Dictionary

menat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In Ancient Egypt, a heavy beaded necklace and musical instrument with a crescent-shaped plate in the front and a keyhole-shaped amuletic counterweight in the rear, considered sacred to Hathor.
  2. The keyhole-shaped counterweight of such a necklace, considered an amulet to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
name
  1. Abbreviation of Middle East, North Africa and Turkey.

Word forms

menat menats

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian mnjt in the form of the 19th-century Lepsius-style transcription menȧt.

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