mnḥ

See also: MNH and mnḫ

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mɛnɛh/
- Conventional anglicization: meneh

Noun

m

beeswax [since the 18th Dynasty]

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mnḥ

mnḥj

mnḥ

[18th Dynasty]

in hieratic

Descendants

Bohairic Coptic: ⲙⲟⲩⲗϩ (moulh)
Sahidic Coptic: ⲙⲟⲩⲗϩ̄ (moulh̄)

Noun

m

papyrus plant or stalk [since the Middle Kingdom]

Inflection

Declension of mnḥ (masculine)

singular	mnḥ
dual	mnḥwj
plural	mnḥw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mnḥ

mnḥj

[18th Dynasty]

in hieratic

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 83.4–83.11
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 109

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