Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

duat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: du-at
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The realm of the dead in Egyptian mythology.

name

Alternative letter-case form of duat (“Egyptian afterworld”).

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian dwꜣt.

Origin

Source language: Egyptian

Word Breakdown

Root: dwꜣt

Inflected Forms

duats (plural)

Questions

What does duat mean?: The realm of the dead in Egyptian mythology.
Where does duat come from?: It is traced to Egyptian.

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