znḥm
Egyptian
editEtymology
editPerhaps from a Proto-Afroasiatic *sulx̣am, cognate with Hebrew סָלְעָם (solʿām, “locust”).[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /zunˈħuːmVw/ → /sunˈħuːmVw/ → /sənˈħuːmə/ → /sənˈħeːm/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /zɛnhɛm/
- Conventional anglicization: zenhem
Noun
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Inflection
editDescendants
editPossibly reshaped by folk etymology:[2]
- >? Sahidic Coptic: ⲥⲁⲛⲛⲉϩ (sanneh)