snwj

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

Etymology

Suffixed with -wj (dual ending). The root sn- is likely the same root found in sn (“brother”).[1] Compare it also with Proto-Semitic *ṯin- and Central Atlas Tamazight ⵙⵉⵏ (sin).

Pronunciation
 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /siˈnuwwaj/ → /siˈnuwwaj/ → /səˈnuwwə/ → /səˈnøww/

Numeral
Z1Z1
  1. two

Inflection
Declension of snwj
masculine feminine
singular —
 —
dual snwj
 sntj
plural —
 —

snwj is in fact an adjective and inflects as one, but with dual forms only.

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of snwj  
snnw
Z1 Z1
snn
nw W		 Z1 Z1
snwj snwj

Derived terms
  • ḥr snnw sy (“again”)

Descendants
  • Akhmimic Coptic: ⲥⲛⲟ (sno), ⲥⲛⲉⲩ (sneu), ⲥⲛⲁⲩ (snau)
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲥⲛⲁⲩ (snau)
  • Fayyumic Coptic: ⲥⲛⲉⲩ (sneu), ⲥⲛⲉⲟⲩ (sneou)
  • Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲥⲛⲉⲩ (sneu)
  • Old Coptic: ⲥⲛⲉⲟⲩ (sneou), ⲥⲛⲁⲟⲩ (snaou)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲥⲛⲁⲩ (snau), ⲥⲛⲁⲁⲩ (snaau)

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. Allen, James P. (2013) The Ancient Egyptian Language: An Historical Study, New York: Cambridge University Press, page 60
  2. Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 47, 71
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