ꜥꜣ-n-mḏw

Egyptian

Etymology

ꜥꜣ (“great one”) +‎ n (“of”) +‎ mḏw (“ten”).

Pronunciation

Noun

 m

  1. (Late Egyptian) foreman in charge of ten men; decadarch, decurion

Inflection
Declension of ꜥꜣ-n-mḏw (masculine)
singular ꜥꜣ-n-mḏw
dual ꜥꜣwj-nwj-mḏw
plural ꜥꜣw-nw-mḏw

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜥꜣ-n-mḏw  


ꜥꜣ-n-mḏw ꜥꜣ-mḏw ꜥꜣ-mḏw
[New Kingdom] [20th Dynasty] [20th Dynasty]

Descendants
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲁⲛⲙⲏⲧ (anmēt), ⲁⲙⲙⲏⲧ (ammēt)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲁⲛⲙⲏⲧ (anmēt), ⲁⲙⲙⲏⲧ (ammēt)

References
  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 7
  • Černý, Jaroslav (1948) “Organization of Ushabti-figures” in The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, volume 34, page 121
  • Spiegelberg, Wilhelm (1905) “Papyrus Erbach: Ein demotisches Brieffragment” in Zeitschrift für ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde, volume 42, page 56, note 7
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