mḥsḥs

Egyptian

Etymology

m- (noun-forming prefix) +‎ ḥs (“feces”), with the second element in reduplication.

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /maˈħasħas/ → /maˈħasħas/ → /məˈħasħəs/ → /məˈħasħəs/

Noun

 m
  1. (derogatory) a swear word used as a term of abuse for someone; shitter, shithead

Inflection

Declension of mḥsḥs (masculine)
singular mḥsḥs
dual mḥsḥswj
plural mḥsḥsw

References

  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1928), Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 129.10
  • Takács, Gábor (2007), Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 494–495, →ISBN
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