ḫmnw

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Compare with Proto-Semitic *ṯamāniy-.

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /χaˈmaːnaw/ → /χaˈmaːnaw/ → /χəˈmaːnə/ → /χəˈmoːn/[1]

Numeral
Egyptian numbers (edit)
80
 ←  7 𓐁
8		 9  → 
    Cardinal: ḫmnw
    Ordinal: ḫmnnw
    Adverbial: ḫmnw zpw
    Distributive: ḫmnw ḫmnw
    Fractional: r ḫmnw
  1. eight
Inflection
Declension of ḫmnw
masculine feminine
singular ḫmnw
 ḫmnt
Alternative forms
  • 𒄩𒈠𒀭 (ḫa-ma-an /⁠ḫamān⁠/) (14th BCE cuneiform)
  • ḫmnyw (“Ogdoad — the group of eight gods worshipped at Hermopolis”)

Etymology 2

From the numeral eight (ḫmnw), as Hermopolis was the cult centre of the eight gods of the Ogdoad.

Proper noun


  m./f. topo.

  1. the city of Hermopolis
Descendants
  • Akhmimic Coptic: ⳉⲙⲟⲩⲛ (xmoun)
  • Bohairic Coptic: ϣⲙⲏⲛ (šmēn)
  • Fayyumic Coptic: ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ (šmoun)
  • Lycopolitan Coptic: ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ (šmoun)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ (šmoun)
    • → Arabic: الأشمونين

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 102.
  1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 39
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