jmj-r-mšꜥ
Egyptian
Etymology
jmj-r (“overseer”) + mšꜥ (“army”) in a direct genitive construction, thus literally ‘overseer of the army’.
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /imi ɛr mɛʃɑː/
- Conventional anglicization: imi-er-mesha
Inflection
Declension of jmj-r-mšꜥ (masculine)
| singular | jmj-r-mšꜥ |
|---|---|
| dual | jmjwj-r-mšꜥ |
| plural | jmjw-r-mšꜥ |
Descendants
- Coptic: ⲗⲉⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ (lemēēše, “warrior”)
- →⇒ Ancient Greek: λεμεισα (lemeisa)
Compounded with preceding definite article pꜣ:
- →⇒ Meroitic: 𐦧𐦡𐦬𐦨𐦣𐦯 (pelmos /pəlamusa/)
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 34, 93.
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