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Egyptian
Etymology
sn-, root of snwj + -nw.
Pronunciation
Adjective
- second
Inflection
Declension of snnw
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masculine
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feminine
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| singular
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snnw
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snnwt
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| dual
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snnwwj
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snnwtj
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| plural
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snnww
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snnwwt1, snnwt2
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- Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
- From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of snnw
Noun
m
- companion, fellow
c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE,
Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 41–45:
- jr.n.j ḫmtw hrw wꜥ.kw jb.j m snnw.j sḏr.kw m ẖnw n(j) kꜣp n(j) ḫt qnj.n.j šwyt
- I spent three days alone, my heart my only companion (literally, “my second”), lying inside a shelter of wood, having embraced the shadows.
- equal
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of snnw
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 103, 219, 317.
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 129
