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maat

maat noun: mate; buddy.

Noun (1)

maat (plural maats)

  1. (South Africa, slang) mate; buddy
    • A lot of my maats went west.2007, William Higham, The Hammarskjold Killing, page 226

Noun (2)

maat (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The ancient Egyptian concept of justice, order, and harmony.

Proper noun capitalized: Maat

Maat

  1. An Ancient Egyptian goddess, the personification of truth, order, and righteousness, symbolized by a feather.

Forms of maat

Noun
pluralmaats
Proper noun
alternative formMa'at
alternative formMaʽat

Origin of maat

From Afrikaans maat (“mate, buddy”). Doublet of mate.

Learned borrowing from Egyptian mꜣꜥt (“truth, righteousness, justice”).

Borrowed from Egyptian mꜣꜥt, U2:mAa-a:t-H6-B1

Questions about maat

What does maat mean?
Maat means mate; buddy.
What part of speech is maat?
Maat can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of maat?
The plural of maat is maats.

Words near maat in the dictionary

  1. Maastricht
  2. Maastrichter
  3. Maastrichtian
  4. Maastrichtians
  5. Maasym
  6. maat
  7. maath
  8. maatje
  9. maatjes
  10. maats
  11. Maattu Pongal

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