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Egyptian
Etymology
m- (nomen loci-forming prefix) + sḫn (“resting-place”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
m
- abode or resting-place of a god, often in reference to a temple
Inflection
Declension of msḫn (masculine)
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of msḫn
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 148.1–148.5
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 117
- ^ Gundacker, Roman (2011) “On the Etymology of the Egyptian Crown Name mrsw.t*: An “Irregular” Subgroup of m-Prefix Formations” in Lingua Aegyptia, volume 19, page 43
