sn-n-mwt

Egyptian

Etymology

sn (“brother”) +‎ n(j) (“of”) +‎ mwt (“mother”), thus literally ‘Mother’s brother’.

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˌsannijˈmuwwat/ → /ˌsannijˈmuwwaʔ/ → /ˌsənnəˈmøwwə/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /sɛn ɛn muːt/
- Conventional anglicization: sen-en-mut

Proper noun

m

a male given name, Senenmut

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of sn-n-mwt

mwt

mwt

sn-n-mwt

sn-n-mwt

References

Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen‎, volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, page 309.3

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