Egyptian
Etymology
ꜥꜣ (“great one”) + n (“of”) + mḏw (“ten”).
Pronunciation
Noun
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- (Late Egyptian) foreman in charge of ten men; decadarch, decurion
Inflection
Declension of ꜥꜣ-n-mḏw (masculine)
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ꜥꜣ-n-mḏw
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| dual
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ꜥꜣwj-nwj-mḏw
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| plural
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ꜥꜣw-nw-mḏw
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜥꜣ-n-mḏw
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| ꜥꜣ-n-mḏw
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ꜥꜣ-mḏw
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ꜥꜣ-mḏw
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[20th Dynasty]
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[20th Dynasty]
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Descendants
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲁⲛⲙⲏⲧ (anmēt), ⲁⲙⲙⲏⲧ (ammēt)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲁⲛⲙⲏⲧ (anmēt), ⲁⲙⲙⲏⲧ (ammēt)
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 7
- Černý, Jaroslav (1948) “Organization of Ushabti-figures” in The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, volume 34, page 121
- Spiegelberg, Wilhelm (1905) “Papyrus Erbach: Ein demotisches Brieffragment” in Zeitschrift für ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde, volume 42, page 56, note 7