menat

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noun

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.

OriginEgyptian mnjt →
Scrabble 7
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Meanings

menat1

nounmenat (plural menats)

plural menats

  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.

MENAT2

proper noun
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Middle East, North Africa and Turkey.

Origin

  1. Egyptianmnjt
  2. Englishmenat

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

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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