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heqat

heqat noun: an Ancient Egyptian dry measure of volume equivalent to 10 hins (or about 4.8 litres).

Noun

heqat (plural heqats or heqat)

  1. (historical) An Ancient Egyptian dry measure of volume equivalent to 10 hins (or about 4.8 litres).

Forms of heqat

pluralheqats
pluralheqat
alternative formhekat

Origin of heqat

Borrowed from Egyptian ḥqꜣt, H-q:t-:U9.

Questions about heqat

What does heqat mean?
Heqat means an Ancient Egyptian dry measure of volume equivalent to 10 hins (or about 4.8 litres).
What part of speech is heqat?
Heqat is a noun.
What is the plural of heqat?
The plural of heqat is heqats.

Words near heqat in the dictionary

  1. Hepu
  2. Hepworth
  3. Hepworths
  4. Hepzibah
  5. hepzidine
  6. heqat
  7. Heqet
  8. Heqing
  9. Hequ
  10. her
  11. Her Britannic Majesty

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