ꜣby-šmꜥ
Egyptian
Etymology
ꜣby (“lithe spotted big cat”) + šmꜥ (“Upper Egypt”) in a direct genitive construction, thus ‘panther of Upper Egypt’.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /ɑbiː ʃɛmɑː/
- Conventional anglicization: aby-shema
Inflection
Declension of ꜣby-šmꜥ (masculine)
| singular | ꜣby-šmꜥ |
|---|---|
| dual | ꜣbywj-šmꜥ |
| plural | ꜣbyw-šmꜥ |
Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜣby-šmꜥ
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| ꜣbw-šmꜥt | ||||||||||
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References
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 7.12–7.13
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