jꜥḥ-ms

Egyptian

Etymology

jꜥḥ (the moon/Iah) + ms (to give birth) + (.w) (masculine third-person singular stative ending), thus ‘the moon is born’ or ‘Iah is born’.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

iaHmss

 m

  1. a male given name, Ahmose
  2. a female given name, Ahmose

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: Ἄμασις (Ámasis), Ἄμωσις (Ámōsis)

References

  • Leprohon, Ronald (2013) Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, →ISBN, pages 91, 96, 166
  • von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, →ISBN, pages 83, 112, 224, 276
  • Ranke, Hermann (1935) Die ägyptischen Personennamen, volume 1, Glückstadt: Verlag von J. J. Augustin, page 12.19
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