snnw

Egyptian
Egyptian numbers (edit)
20[a], [b]
[a], [b] ←  1 𓏻
2		 3  → 
    Cardinal: snwj
    Ordinal: snnw
    Adverbial: zpwj snwj
    Distributive: snwj snwj
    Fractional: gs, rmn

Etymology

sn-, root of snwj +‎ -nw.

Pronunciation

Adjective
snn
nw		 wZ1Z1
  1. second

Inflection
Declension of snnw
masculine feminine
singular snnw
 snnwt
dual snnwwj
 snnwtj
plural snnww
 snnwwt1, snnwt2
  1. Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
  2. From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
    In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of snnw  
Z1 Z1
nw
snnw

Noun
snn
nw		 wZ1Z1

 m

  1. companion, fellow
    • c. 2000 BCE – 1900 BCE, Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor (pHermitage/pPetersburg 1115) lines 41–45:
      ir
      n      		 A1h
      r      		 whrwZ1Z1Z1wa
      a      		 Z1 nDs
      k      		 WA1ibZ1A1msnn
      nw      		 wA1Z1Z1A1
      zDr
      r      		 A55
      k      		 wA1mXn
      n      		 nw W
      pr      		 n
      k      		 Ap
      V19      		 pr
      n      		 xt
      t Z1      		 q
      n      		 iD32a
      n      		 A1H6AWiitra
      jr.n.j ḫmtw hrw wꜥ.kw jb.j m snnw.j sḏr.kw m ẖnw n(j) kꜣp n(j) ḫt qnj.n.j šwyt
      I spent three days alone, my heart my only companion (literally, “my second”), lying inside a shelter of wood, having embraced the shadows.
  2. equal

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of snnw  
snn
nw		 A1
snn
nw		 wA1Z1Z1
snnw snnw

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 103, 219, 317.
  • Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 129
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