mnw

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See also: mꜣnw

Translingual

Symbol

mnw

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Mon.

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

mn
nw nw nw		 M1M1M1

 m pl

  1. (plural only) trees
  2. (plural only) orchard, plantation
  3. (plural only) plants in general
Usage notes

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

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mnw  
mn
n		 nwwM1M1M1
mn
n		 M1Hn
Z2
mnw mnw

Etymology 2

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

Noun

mn
n		 nw
W		 Hn

 m

  1. a white aromatic plant smelling of ꜥntjw (myrrh?)

Etymology 3

Noun

mn
nw nw nw

 m

  1. monument
Inflection
Declension of mnw (masculine)
singular mnw
dual mnwwj
plural mnww
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mnw  
mn
n		 nwWY1
Z2
mnw
Descendants

Etymology 4

Proper noun

xm
R12

 m

  1. the god Min
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mnw  
xm
R12		 A40
xm
mn
n		 wG7
xm
R12
t y
mnw mnw mnw mnwtj
Derived terms
Descendants

By a misreading:

See also

References

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