What is the ancient Egyptian word for death?

Answer 1

In hieroglyphs: 𓅓𓏏𓀐 or 𓅓𓏏𓅱 (Gardiner's code: G17-X1-A14 or G17-X1-G43, respectively)

Transliterated as: mt or mwt (consonants only)

Meaning and Translation:

(intransitive verb) to die

(noun) death

Pronunciation with reconstructed vowels in several stages of Ancient Egyptian (using IPA):

/ˈmaːwat/ - Old Egyptian (c. 2500 B.C.E.)

/ˈmaːwaʔ/ - Middle Egyptian (c. 1700 B.C.E.)

/ˈmoːw/ - Late Egyptian (c. 800 B.C.E.)

ⲙⲟⲩ (mou) - Coptic (Akhmimic, Bohairic, Fayyumic, Lycopolitan, Old Coptic, Sahidic) (c. 325 B.C.E.)

Answer 2

The ancient Egyptians believed that there were five elements of one's soul: the ba, the ka, the ren, the ib, and the sheut. After a person died, the ba and ka were thought to come together to form the akh.

Answer 3

1. In hieroglyphs: 𓅡𓏤 (Gardiner's code: G29-Z1)

Transliterated as: bꜣ (bA) (consonants only)

Meaning and Translation:

The soul or personality of a being, which, in Egyptian belief survived after death but needed to be sustained with offerings of food; ba.

Pronunciation with reconstructed vowels in several stages of Ancient Egyptian (using IPA):

/bil/ - Old Egyptian (c. 2500 B.C.E.)

/bil/ - Middle Egyptian (c. 1700 B.C.E.)

/βej/ - Late Egyptian (c. 800 B.C.E.)

Coptic and its dialects (from 325 B.C.E. to now):

Old Coptic: ⲃⲁⲓ (bai)

2. In hieroglyphs: 𓂓𓏤 (Gardiner's code: D28-Z1)

Transliterated as: kꜣ (kA) (consonants only)

Meaning and Translation:

1. ka (Something like "life-force"; the part of the soul which the living have and the dead do not)

2. personality, essence

3. goodwill - especially of the king

Pronunciation with reconstructed vowels in several stages of Ancient Egyptian (using IPA):

/kul/ - Old Egyptian (c. 2500 B.C.E.)

/kul/ - Middle Egyptian (c. 1700 B.C.E.)

/kuʔ/ - Medio-Late Egyptian (c. 1350 B.C.E.)

/køʔ/ - Late Egyptian (c. 800 B.C.E.)

Answer 4

There is no word in Ancient Egyptian for death, the word used was westing.

Answer 5

The Egyptian word for soul is "Ka"