Egyptian
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Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
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m pl
( plural only ) trees [since the Middle Kingdom]
( plural only ) orchard , plantation [since the Middle Kingdom]
( plural only ) plants in general [Greco-Roman Period]
Usage notes
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From the Late Period on, this plural was sometimes treated as a singular.
Alternative forms
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mnw
Etymology 2
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Uncertain, possibly a loanword from Semitic ; compare Hebrew מָן ( mān ) . Alternatively, possibly connected to mnw ( “ trees, orchard, plantation ” ) .
m
a white aromatic plant smelling of ꜥntjw (myrrh ? ) [Greco-Roman Period]
Etymology 3
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m
monument
Inflection
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Declension of mnw (masculine)
Alternative forms
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mnw
Descendants
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Akhmimic Coptic: ⲙⲉⲉⲓⲛⲉ ( meeine )
Bohairic Coptic: ⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ( mēini )
Fayyumic Coptic: ⲙⲏⲉⲓⲛ ( mēein )
Sahidic Coptic: ⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ( maein )
Etymology 4
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Proper noun
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m
the god Min
Alternative forms
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mnw
mnw
mnw
mnw
mnwtj
[Old Kingdom]
[New Kingdom]
Derived terms
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Descendants
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→ Ancient Greek: Μηνᾶς ( Mēnâs )
→ Coptic: ⲙⲏⲛⲁ ( mēna )
→ Greek: Μηνάς ( Minás )
→ Old Armenian: Մինաս ( Minas )
→ Romanian: Mina
→ Russian: Мина ( Mina )
→ English: Min
By a misreading:
See also
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References
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Takács, Gábor (2007 ) Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian , volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN , pages 284–285 , →ISBN
Erman, Adolf , Grapow, Hermann (1928 ) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache [1] , volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN , pages 71.13–71.17, 72.11
Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962 ) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian , Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN , page 108
James P[eter] Allen (2010 ) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs , 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN , pages 171, 257 .