mṯwn
Egyptian
editEtymology
editm- (nomen loci-forming prefix) + ṯwn (“to gore”).[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /mɛt͡ʃuːn/
- Conventional anglicization: metjun
Noun
edit |
m
- arena for bullfighting, bull ring [since the Old Kingdom]
Inflection
editAlternative forms
editAlternative hieroglyphic writings of mṯwn
References
edit- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 175.12–175.13
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 121
- Wilson, Penelope (1991) A Lexicographical Study of the Ptolemaic Texts in the Temple of Edfu, Liverpool: University of Liverpool, page 856
- ^ Gundacker, Roman (2011) “On the Etymology of the Egyptian Crown Name mrsw.t*: An “Irregular” Subgroup of m-Prefix Formations” in Lingua Aegyptia, volume 19, page 43