ḫmtw

Egyptian
Egyptian numbers (edit)
30
 ←  2 𓏼
3		 4  → 
    Cardinal: ḫmtw
    Ordinal: ḫmtnw
    Adverbial: ḫmtw zpw
    Distributive: ḫmtw ḫmtw
    Fractional: r ḫmtw

Etymology

Perhaps related to Guanche amiat.

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈχamtaw/ → /ˈχamtaw/ → /ˈχamtə/ → /ˈχamt/

Numeral
Z1Z1Z1
  1. three

Inflection

ḫmtw is the first Egyptian numeral to belong to an autonomous numeral part of speech (originally a singular noun) rather than being an adjective.

Declension of ḫmtw
masculine feminine
singular ḫmtw
 ḫmtt

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḫmtw  
x
D52		 t
Z1 Z1 Z1
ḫmtw
  • 𒄩𒂔𒌈 (ḫa-am-tu4 /⁠ḫamtu⁠/) (14th BCE cuneiform)

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Demotic: ḫmtw
    • Akhmimic Coptic: ⳉⲁⲙⲧ (xamt)
    • Bohairic Coptic: ϣⲟⲙⲧ (šomt)
    • Fayyumic Coptic: ϣⲁⲙⲧ (šamt)
    • Lycopolitan Coptic: ϣⲁⲙⲧ (šamt)
    • Sahidic Coptic: ϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ (šomnt), ϣⲉⲙⲛⲧ (šemnt), ϣⲙⲛⲧ (šmnt), ϣⲟⲙⲧ (šomt)

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 102.
  • Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 71
  • Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
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