menat
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menat¹
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Egyptian mnjt in the form of the 19th-century Lepsius-style transcription menȧt.
noun menats
- 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.
- The keyhole-shaped counterweight of such a necklace, considered an amulet to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
MENAT²
proper noun
- Abbreviation of Middle East, North Africa and Turkey.
Talk about this word "menat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/menat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. menat. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/menat "menat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/menat.Cite this
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title = {menat},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/menat},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
