ḏmꜥ

Egyptian

Pronunciation

 

• (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈcʼaːmiʕ/ → /ˈt͡ʃʼaːmiʕ/ → /ˈt͡ʃʼaːməʕ/ → /ˈt͡ʃʼoːməʕ/

• (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈcʼaːmiʕ/
• (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃʼaːmiʕ/
• (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃʼaːməʕ/
• (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃʼoːməʕ/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɛmɑː/
  • Conventional anglicization: djema

Noun

 m

1. sheet of papyrus for writing
2. roll of papyrus
3. official document or book of papyrus
4. papyrus basket
5. papyrus sandals

Inflection

Declension of ḏmꜥ (masculine)

singular	ḏmꜥ
dual	ḏmꜥwj
plural	ḏmꜥw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḏmꜥ  

ḏꜣmꜥ

Descendants

• Demotic: ḏmꜥ
  • Bohairic Coptic: ϫⲱⲙ (čōm)
  • Fayyumic Coptic: ϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ (čōōme)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ (čōōme)

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 574.3–574.9