maat

M3A1A1T1

noun

mate; buddy

OriginAfrikaans maat →
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Meanings

maat1

nounmaat (plural maats)

plural maats

  1. South Africaslangmate; buddy

    A lot of my maats went west.

    2007, William Higham, The Hammarskjold Killing, page 226

maat2

nounmaat (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountablehuman sciencesThe ancient Egyptian concept of justice, order, and harmony.

Maat3

proper noun

alternative Ma'at · alternative Maʽat

  1. An Ancient Egyptian goddess, the personification of truth, order, and righteousness, symbolized by a feather.

Origin

maat · noun

  1. Afrikaansmaat“mate, buddy”
  2. Englishmaat

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

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maat · noun

  1. Egyptianmꜣꜥt“truth, righteousness, justice”
  2. Englishmaat

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

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Maat · proper noun

  1. Egyptianmꜣꜥt
  2. EnglishMaat

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

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

maat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maat

MLA

“maat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maat. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maat,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maat.

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