𐦠𐦩𐦴

Meroitic

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian ḥm-nṯr (“priest”).

Noun

𐦠𐦩𐦴 (ant /annata/)

  1. priest

References
  • Rowan, Kirsty (2006) Meroitic—A Phonological Investigation, Ann Arbor: ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, page 43
  • Rilly, Claude, de Voogt, Alex (2012) The Meroitic Language and Writing System, New York: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 121
  • Meeks, Dimitri (1973) Liste des mots méroïtiques ayant une signification connue ou supposée, Meroitic Newsletter / Bulletin d'informations méroïtiques № 13, pages 3–20
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