Etymology

maat

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Today it means: mate; buddy Full definition →

Afrikaans maat
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maat · noun1

  1. Afrikaans · borrowed frommaat“mate, buddy”
  2. English todaymaat

From Afrikaans maat (“mate, buddy”). Doublet of mate.

maat · noun2

  1. Egyptian · learned borrowing frommꜣꜥt“truth, righteousness, justice”
  2. English todaymaat

Learned borrowing from Egyptian mꜣꜥt (“truth, righteousness, justice”).

Maat · proper noun3

  1. Egyptian · borrowed frommꜣꜥt
  2. English todayMaat

Borrowed from Egyptian mꜣꜥt, U2:mAa-a:t-H6-B1

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