mnw

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

 m pl

  1. (plural only) trees [since the Middle Kingdom]
  2. (plural only) orchard, plantation [since the Middle Kingdom]
  3. (plural only) plants in general [Greco-Roman Period]
Usage notes

From the Late Period on, this plural was sometimes treated as a singular.

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mnw  


mnw mnw
[Late Period]

Etymology 2

Uncertain, possibly a loanword from Semitic; compare Hebrew מָן‎ (mān). Alternatively, possibly connected to mnw (“trees, orchard, plantation”).

Noun


 m

  1. a white aromatic plant smelling of ꜥntw (myrrh?) [Greco-Roman Period]

Etymology 3

Noun

 m

  1. monument

Inflection
Declension of mnw (masculine)
singular mnw
dual mnwwj
plural mnww
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mnw  
mnw

References
  • Takács, Gábor (2007) Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 284–285
  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 71.13–71.17
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 257 page 171, 257.
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