mnw

See also: mꜣnw

Egyptian

Pronunciation

Noun

mn
nw nw nw
M1M1M1

 m pl

  1. (plural only) trees [since the Middle Kingdom]
  2. (plural only) orchard, plantation [since the Middle Kingdom]
  3. (plural only) plants in general [Greco-Roman Period]
Usage notes

From the Late Period on, this plural was sometimes treated as a singular.

Alternative forms

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Etymology 2

Uncertain, possibly a loanword from Semitic; compare Hebrew מָן (mān). Alternatively, possibly connected to Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Noun

mn
n
nw
W
Hn

 m

  1. a white aromatic plant smelling of ꜥntjw (myrrh?) [Greco-Roman Period]

Noun

mn
nw nw nw

 m

  1. monument
Inflection
Alternative forms

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants
  • Akhmimic Coptic: ⲙⲉⲉⲓⲛⲉ (meeine)
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ (mēini)
  • Fayyumic Coptic: ⲙⲏⲉⲓⲛ (mēein)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ (maein)

Proper noun

xm
R12

 m

  1. the god Min
Alternative forms

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
Descendants
  • Ancient Greek: Μηνᾶς (Mēnâs)
    • Coptic: ⲙⲏⲛⲁ (mēna)
    • Greek: Μηνάς (Minás)
    • Old Armenian: Մինաս (Minas)
    • Romanian: Mina
    • Russian: Мина (Mina)
  • English: Min

By a misreading:

See also

References

  • Takács, Gábor (2007) Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 284–285, →ISBN
  • Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 71.13–71.17, 72.11
  • Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 108
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 171, 257.
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