kꜣm
Egyptian
editEtymology
editFrom an earlier form kꜣnw before undergoing a sound change that caused the coalescence of the two final consonants into m.
Pronunciation
edit- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈkaʀnVw/ → /ˈkaːʀVm/ → /ˈkaːʔəm/ → /ˈkoːʔəm/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /kɑm/
- Conventional anglicization: kam
Noun
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m
Inflection
editAlternative forms
editAlternative hieroglyphic writings of kꜣm
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kꜣm |
Derived terms
editDescendants
editLikely borrowed into Central Semitic:
References
edit- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 106.3–106.9
- Peust, Carsten (1999) Egyptian Phonology: An Introduction to the Phonology of a Dead Language[2], Göttingen: Peust und Gutschmidt Verlag GbR, page 163