rwḏt

== Egyptian == === Etymology === rwḏ (“to be firm”) +‎ -t. As ‘sandstone’, a shortening of the full phrase jnr ḥḏ nfr n rwḏt (literally “fine white stone of hard rock”); sandstone, despite being relatively soft as far as rocks go, is often harder than limestone, the other principal stone used by the Egyptians for building. === Pronunciation === (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ruːd͡ʒɛt/ Conventional anglicization: rudjet === Noun === f hard stone in general sandstone Synonyms: jnr ḥḏ nfr n rwḏt, jnr ḥḏ mnḫ n rwḏt ==== Inflection ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Sahidic Coptic: ⲣⲁⲟⲩⲧⲉ (raoute) === References === Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1928), Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 412.14–413.2 Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962), A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 148 Harrell, James A. (2012) “Building Stones” in the UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology, version 1(1), page 1–2. Vycichl, Werner (1983), Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 179