Egyptian

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Egyptian numbers (edit)
60
 ←  5 𓏿
6
7  → 
    Cardinal: sjsw
    Ordinal: sjsnw
    Adverbial: sjsw zpw
    Distributive: sjsw sjsw
    Fractional: r sjsw

Etymology

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Compare Proto-Semitic *šidṯum, Central Atlas Tamazight ⵙⴹⵉⵙ (sḍis), Hausa shidà, and Awngi ሴድዛ (sedza, four).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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Z1 Z1 Z1
Z1 Z1 Z1
  1. six

Inflection

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Alternative forms

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  • 𒄑𒊭𒌑 (⸢is⸣-ša-u2 /⁠issau⁠/) (14th century BCE cuneiform)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Akhmimic Coptic: ⲥⲁⲩ (sau)
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲥⲟⲟⲩ (soou)
  • Fayyumic Coptic: ⲥⲁⲩ (sau)
  • Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲥⲁⲩ (sau)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲥⲟⲟⲩ (soou)

References

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  1. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 71
  2. ^ Blažek, Václav (1999) Numerals: comparative-etymological analyses of numeral systems and their implications (Opera Universitatis Masarykianae Brunensis, Facultas philosophica; 322)‎[1], Brno: Masarykova Univerzita, pages 28–56