snwj
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Egyptian
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| Cardinal: snwj Ordinal: snnw Adverbial: zpwj snwj Distributive: snwj snwj Fractional: gs, rmn | ||
Etymology
Suffixed with -wj (dual ending). The root sn- is likely the same root found in sn (“brother”).[1] Compare it also with Proto-Semitic *ṯin- and Central Atlas Tamazight ⵙⵉⵏ (sin).
Pronunciation
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /siˈnuwwaj/ → /siˈnuwwaj/ → /səˈnuwwə/ → /səˈnøww/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /sɛnuːi/
- Conventional anglicization: senwi
Numeral
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Inflection
snwj is in fact an adjective and inflects as one, but with dual forms only.
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of snwj
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Derived terms
- ḥr snnw sy (“again”)
Descendants
- Akhmimic Coptic: ⲥⲛⲟ (sno), ⲥⲛⲉⲩ (sneu), ⲥⲛⲁⲩ (snau)
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲥⲛⲁⲩ (snau)
- Fayyumic Coptic: ⲥⲛⲉⲩ (sneu), ⲥⲛⲉⲟⲩ (sneou)
- Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲥⲛⲉⲩ (sneu)
- Old Coptic: ⲥⲛⲉⲟⲩ (sneou), ⲥⲛⲁⲟⲩ (snaou)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲥⲛⲁⲩ (snau), ⲥⲛⲁⲁⲩ (snaau)
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.
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
- ^ Allen, James P. (2013) The Ancient Egyptian Language: An Historical Study, New York: Cambridge University Press, page 60
- ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 47, 71