tnmw

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /tɛnɛmuː/
- Conventional anglicization: tenemu

Etymology 1

Noun

m

Alternative form of ṯnm (“beer”)

Etymology 2

From tnm (“to go astray, be lost”).

Proper noun

m

the god Tenemu, personification of the ‘lostness’ of the primeval waters

References

Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.

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