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-w (“plural suffix”) + -t (“feminine ending”).

w&t

  1. Used to form feminine plural forms of nouns and adjectives

While generally written as simply -t

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, that this suffix represented -wt is supported by both the Coptic evidence and occasional hieroglyphic writings.

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of -wt  

Compare Hebrew ־וּת (-út, “abstract/collective nouns-forming suffix”).

w&t

  1. Forms masculine collective nouns.
    sbꜣ (“star”) → sbꜣwt (“constellation”)

w&t

  1. Forms the complementary infinitive of weak verbs.

Weak verbs can alternatively take the endings -t or -yt to form the complementary infinitive.