msḫn

Egyptian

Etymology

m- (nomen loci-forming prefix) +‎ sḫn (“resting-place”).[1]

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mɛsxɛn/
- Conventional anglicization: meskhen

Noun

m

abode or resting-place of a god, often in reference to a temple

Inflection

Declension of msḫn (masculine)

singular	msḫn
dual	msḫnwj
plural	msḫnw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of msḫn

msḫn

References

Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 148.1–148.5
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 117

Gundacker, Roman (2011) “On the Etymology of the Egyptian Crown Name mrsw.t*: An “Irregular” Subgroup of m-Prefix Formations” in Lingua Aegyptia, volume 19, page 43

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