ẖnmw

See also: ḫnmw

Egyptian

Etymology

Possibly from a form such as Proto-Afroasiatic *xanam; compare Arabic غَنَم (ḡanam, “sheep and goats”).[1]

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /çVˈnaːmVw/ → /çVˈnaːmVw/ → /çəˈnaːmə/ → /çəˈnoːm/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /çɛnmuː/
- Conventional anglicization: khenmu

Proper noun

m

the god Khnum

Derived terms

Descendants

Bohairic Coptic: ⲫⲛⲟⲩⲙ (phnoum)

See also

References

Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 147
Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 244

Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 35

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