mnw

See also: mꜣnw

Translingual

Symbol

mnw

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Mon.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Mon terms

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

 m pl

  1. (plural only) trees [since the Middle Kingdom]
  2. (plural only) orchard, plantation [since the Middle Kingdom]
  3. (plural only) plants in general [Greco-Roman Period]
Usage notes

From the Late Period on, this plural was sometimes treated as a singular.

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mnw  


mnw mnw
[Late Period]

Etymology 2

Uncertain, possibly a loanword from Semitic; compare Hebrew מָן (mān). Alternatively, possibly connected to mnw (“trees, orchard, plantation”).

Noun

 m

  1. a white aromatic plant smelling of ꜥntjw (myrrh?) [Greco-Roman Period]

Etymology 3

Noun

 m

  1. monument
Inflection
Declension of mnw (masculine)
singular mnw
dual mnwwj
plural mnww
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mnw  
mnw
Descendants
  • Akhmimic Coptic: ⲙⲉⲉⲓⲛⲉ (meeine)
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ (mēini)
  • Fayyumic Coptic: ⲙⲏⲉⲓⲛ (mēein)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ (maein)

Etymology 4

Proper noun

 m

  1. the god Min
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mnw  



mnw mnw mnw mnwtj
[Old Kingdom] [New Kingdom]
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Ancient Greek: Μηνᾶς (Mēnâs)
    • → Coptic: ⲙⲏⲛⲁ (mēna)
    • → Greek: Μηνάς (Minás)
    • → Old Armenian: Մինաս (Minas)
    • → Romanian: Mina
    • → Russian: Мина (Mina)
  • → English: Min

By a misreading:

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References

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