djnw

Egyptian

Egyptian numbers (edit)
50
 ←  4 𓏾
5
6  → 
    Cardinal: djw
    Ordinal: djnw
    Adverbial: djw zpw
    Distributive: djw djw
    Fractional: r djw

Etymology

dj-, root of djw +‎ -nw.

Pronunciation

Adjective


  1. fifth

Inflection

Declension of djnw
masculine feminine
singular djnw
djnwt
dual djnwwj
djnwtj
plural djnww
djnwwt1, djnwt2
1 Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
2 From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.

References

  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 103.