jfdw

Egyptian
Egyptian numbers (edit)
40
 ←  3 𓏽
4		 5  → 
    Cardinal: jfdw
    Ordinal: jfdnw
    Adverbial: jfdw zpw
    Distributive: jfdw jfdw
    Fractional: r jfdw, ḥsb

Etymology

Compare Hausa huɗu, Beja faɖiɡ and Bidiyo paɗaŋ.

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /jafˈtʼaw/ → /jafˈtʼaw/ → /ʔəfˈtʼaw/ → /ʔəfˈtʼaw/

Numeral
Z1 Z1 Z1 Z1
  1. four

Inflection
Declension of jfdw
masculine feminine
singular jfdw
 jfdt

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jfdw  
if
d		 Z1Z1Z1
jfdw
  • 𒁉𒁕𒌑 (⸢pi2⸣-⸢ṭa⸣-u2 /⁠piṭau⁠/) (14th BCE cuneiform)

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Akhmimic Coptic: ϥⲧⲁⲩ (ftau)
  • Bohairic Coptic: ϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ (ftoou)
  • Lycopolitan Coptic: ϥⲧⲁⲩ (ftau)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ (ftoou), ⲃⲧⲟⲟⲩ (btoou)

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.
  • Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN
  1. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 37, 245
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