Egyptian
Etymology
Possibly from a Proto-Afroasiatic *masak-. Compare Proto-Semitic *mašk- and Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⴽⵙⵓⵎ (aksum).
Pronunciation
Noun
m
- animal hide
- leather (as a clothing material)
Inflection
Declension of mskꜣ (masculine)
singular
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mskꜣ
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dual
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mskꜣwj
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plural
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mskꜣw
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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mskꜣ
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mskꜣ
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mskꜣ
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[Old Kingdom]
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[Middle Kingdom]
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References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 150.3–150.5
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 118