Egyptian
Pronunciation
Noun
m
- each one
Usage notes
Though a noun in Egyptian, this frequently describes another noun as the first element in a direct genitive construction, and it is often best translated into English as a determiner, ‘each’, ‘every’.
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ṯnw
Noun
m
- number (quantity)
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ṯnw
Noun
m
- loftiness, eminence, distinction
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ṯnw
Proper noun
(originally) m or (later often) f (toponym)
- Thinis or This, a city that served as the first capital of a unified Egypt and later capital of the nome of Abydos
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010), Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 64, 298, 339, 389.
- Hoch, James (1997), Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, pages 129, 140
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962), A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 305