mdw

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈmaːtʼaw/ → /ˈmaːtʼaw/ → /ˈmoːtʼ/

Noun

 m

  1. word (written or spoken)
  2. a speech
  3. Used as a generic object for certain verbs, e.g. wḏ, wḏꜥ.
Usage notes

This word was displaced by mdt from Late Egyptian on.

Unlike most u-stems, the noun-forming suffix -w was usually written in mdw.

Inflection
Declension of mdw (masculine u-stem)
singular mdw
dual mdwj
plural mdw
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mdw  

mdw mdw md mdw md mdw mdw mdw
[Old Kingdom] [Old Kingdom] [18th Dynasty]
uncommon uncommon

Other determinatives used for this word include:

Determinatives used with mdw  

[Old Kingdom] [Middle Kingdom] [New Kingdom] [New Kingdom]
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

 m

  1. staff (rod)
Inflection
Declension of mdw (masculine)
singular mdw
dual mdwwj
plural mdww
Derived terms

References
  1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 36, 58

Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

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