ṯzm

See also: tzm

Egyptian

Etymology

From Proto-Afroasiatic. Cognates include Kabyle aqjun, Blin ግድጝ (gédéň) and Birgit kájàŋ.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun


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  1. hound (variously described as “greyhound”, “basenji”, etc.)
    • 6th Dynasty, Giza, Western Cemetery, Shaft G 2188 Y, Block of sunk relief inscription mentioning the dog Abutiu (35-10-22/Cairo JE 67573), lines 1–2:[2]





      ṯzm wnn stp-zꜣ r ḥm.f ꜥbwtjw rn.f
      The hound that was the protector of His Majesty. His name is Abutiu.

Inflection

Declension of ṯzm (masculine)
singular ṯzm
dual ṯzmwj
plural ṯzmw

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • English: Tesem

See also

References

  1. ^ Takács, Gábor (1999) Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian, volume 1, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 186, →ISBN
  2. ^ Reisner, George A. (1936) “The Dog which was Honored by the King of Upper and Lower Egypt” in Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts, volume XXXIV, number 206, pages 96–99