rmṯ

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈɾaːmac/ → /ˈɾaːmaʔ/ → /ˈɾoːmə/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /rɛmɛt͡ʃ/
- Conventional anglicization: remetj

Noun

m

human, human being, person

Inflection

Declension of rmṯ (masculine)

singular	rmṯ
dual	rmṯwj
plural	rmṯw

Derived terms

rmṯt

Descendants

Demotic: (rmt)
- Akhmimic Coptic: ⲣⲱⲙⲉ (rōme), ⲣⲙ- (rm-)
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲣⲱⲙⲓ (rōmi), ⲣⲉⲙ- (rem-)
- Fayyumic Coptic: ⲗⲱⲙⲓ (lōmi), ⲗⲟⲙⲓ (lomi), ⲣⲱⲙⲓ (rōmi), ⲗⲉⲙ- (lem-), ⲗⲉ- (le-), ⲣⲉⲙ- (rem-)
- Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲣⲱⲙⲉ (rōme), ⲣⲙ- (rm-)
- Old Coptic: ⲣⲱⲙⲉ (rōme), ⲣⲟⲙ- (rom-)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲣⲱⲙⲉ (rōme), ⲣⲙ- (rm-), ⲣⲉⲙ- (rem-), ⲣⲱⲙ- (rōm-)

Noun

f

Alternative form of rmṯt (“people, humanity”)

References

Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 36, 57

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