Maat

See also: maat and mAat

English

Alternative forms

• Ma'at, Maʽat

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian mꜣꜥt,

Proper noun

Maat

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

Anagrams

• AAMT

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Mart (less common)

Etymology

From Old High German marchāt, from Latin mercātus (compare German Markt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maːt/

Noun

Maat m (plural Määt)

1. (most dialects) market

   Op dem Maat stonn die Buure. ― The farmers are standing in the marketplace.

   En d'r Maathall steiht et Ann. ― In the market hall stands Ann.

German

Etymology

Via German Low German from Middle Low German māt, māte, from Old Saxon gimato, of West Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *gamatjô, itself from *ga- (“together”) + *matjô, from *matiz (“food”).

Related to English mate, Dutch maat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːt/

• Audio:

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• Homophone: Mahd
• Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

Maat m (strong or mixed, genitive Maates or Maats, plural Maate or Maaten)

1. (nautical) mate (naval non-commissioned officer)
2. (nautical, Germany) a naval rank, “OR5” on the NATO rank scale

Declension

Declension of Maat [masculine, strong // mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Maat	die	Maate, Maaten
genitive	eines	des	Maates, Maats	der	Maate, Maaten
dative	einem	dem	Maat, Maate1	den	Maaten
accusative	einen	den	Maat	die	Maate, Maaten

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Obermaat

Further reading

• “Maat” in Duden online
• “Maat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache