znḥm

Egyptian

Etymology

Perhaps from a Proto-Afroasiatic *sulx̣am, cognate with Hebrew סָלְעָם (solʿām, “locust”).[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /zunˈħuːmVw/ → /sunˈħuːmVw/ → /sənˈħuːmə/ → /sənˈħeːm/

Noun

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  1. locust

Inflection

Declension of znḥm (masculine)
singular znḥm
dual znḥmwj
plural znḥmw

Descendants

Possibly reshaped by folk etymology:[2]

  • >? Sahidic Coptic: ⲥⲁⲛⲛⲉϩ (sanneh)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 34
  2. ^ Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 191
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