mṯwn

Egyptian

Etymology

m- (nomen loci-forming prefix) +‎ ṯwn (“to gore”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

 m

  1. arena for bullfighting, bull ring [since the Old Kingdom]

Inflection

Declension of mṯwn (masculine)
singular mṯwn
dual mṯwnwj
plural mṯwnw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mṯwn  
mtwn

References

  1. ^ Gundacker, Roman (2011) “On the Etymology of the Egyptian Crown Name mrsw.t*: An “Irregular” Subgroup of m-Prefix Formations” in Lingua Aegyptia, volume 19, page 43
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