ḫmnw

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Egyptian

Etymology 1

Compare with Proto-Semitic *ṯamāniy-.

Pronunciation

 

Numeral

Egyptian numbers (edit)
80
 ←  7 𓐁
8 		9  → 
    Cardinal: ḫmnw
    Ordinal: ḫmnnw
    Adverbial: ḫmnw zpw
    Distributive: ḫmnw ḫmnw
    Fractional: r ḫmnw
Z1 Z1 Z1 Z1
Z1 Z1 Z1 Z1
  1. eight
Inflection
Declension of ḫmnw
masculine feminine
singular ḫmnw
 ḫmnt
Alternative forms
  • 𒄩𒈠𒀭 (ḫa-ma-an /⁠ḫamān⁠/) (14th BCE cuneiform)
  • ḫmnyw (“Ogdoad — the group of eight gods worshipped at Hermopolis”)

Etymology 2

From the numeral eight (ḫmnw), as Hermopolis was the cult centre of the eight gods of the Ogdoad.

Proper noun

Z1 Z1 Z1 Z1
Z1 Z1 Z1 Z1		 nw
O49

  m./f. topo.

  1. the city of Hermopolis
Descendants

References

  • James P Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 102.
  1. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 39
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