Egyptian
Etymology
From Proto-Afroasiatic. Cognates include Kabyle aqjun, Blin ግድጝ (gédéň) and Birgit kájàŋ.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
m
- 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
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ṯzm
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| dual
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ṯzmwj
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| plural
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ṯzmw
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ṯzm
Descendants
See also
References
- ^ Takács, Gábor (1999) Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian, volume 1, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 186, →ISBN
- ^ 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