ꜣby-mḥw
Egyptian
FWOTD – 24 March 2024
Etymology
From ꜣby (“lithe spotted big cat”) + mḥw (“Lower Egypt”) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘panther of Lower Egypt’.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ɑbiː mɛhuː/
- Conventional anglicization: aby-mehu
Inflection
Declension of ꜣby-mḥw (masculine)
| singular | ꜣby-mḥw |
|---|---|
| dual | ꜣbywj-mḥw |
| plural | ꜣbyw-mḥw |
References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 7.14
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