mjwj

Egyptian

Etymology

mjw (“likeness”) +‎ -j (nisba ending).

Pronunciation

Adjective
miiw&yY1
  1. analogous

Inflection
Declension of mjwj (nisba adjective)
masculine feminine
singular mjwj
 mjwt
dual mjwjwj, mjwwj
 mjwtj
plural mjwjw, mjww
 mjwwt1, mjwt2
  1. Archaic in Middle Egyptian when modifying a noun.
  2. From Middle Egyptian, this feminine singular form was generally used for the plural.
    In Late Egyptian, the masculine singular form was used with all nouns.

References
  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 376.
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