ṯnw

See also: tnw

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Noun

 m

  1. each one

Usage notes

Though a noun in Egyptian, this frequently describes another noun as the first element in a direct genitive construction, and it is often best translated into English as a determiner, ‘each’, ‘every’.

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ṯnw  


tnw ṯnw

Noun


 m

  1. number (quantity)

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ṯnw  
tnw

Noun


 m

  1. loftiness, eminence, distinction

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ṯnw  
tnw

Proper noun

 m./f. topo.

  1. Thinis or This, a city that served as the first capital of a unified Egypt and later capital of the nome of Abydos

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 298, 339, 389 page 64, 298, 339, 389.
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 129, 140
  • Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 305
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