menat

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
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5

Definition of menat

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

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.
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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, alt-of)Abbreviation of Middle East, North Africa and Turkey.

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Etymology

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

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