ṯnw
See also: tnw
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɛnuː/
- Conventional anglicization: tjenu
Usage notes
Though a noun in Egyptian, this frequently describes another noun as the first element in a direct genitive construction, and it is often best translated into English as a determiner, ‘each’, ‘every’.
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ṯnw
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ṯnw
Proper noun
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m./f. topo.
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 64, 298, 339, 389.
- Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, pages 129, 140
- Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 305
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