ḫmnnw

Egyptian
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    Cardinal: ḫmnw
    Ordinal: ḫmnnw
    Adverbial: ḫmnw zpw
    Distributive: ḫmnw ḫmnw
    Fractional: r ḫmnw

Etymology

ḫmn-, root of ḫmnw +‎ -nw.

Pronunciation

Adjective
Z1 Z1 Z1 Z1 Z1
Z1 Z1 Z1 nw
  1. eighth

Inflection
Declension of ḫmnnw
masculine feminine
singular ḫmnnw
 ḫmnnwt
dual ḫmnnwwj
 ḫmnnwtj
plural ḫmnnww
 ḫmnnwwt1, ḫmnnwt2
  1. Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
  2. From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
    In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 103.
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