znḥm

Egyptian

Etymology

Perhaps from a Proto-Afroasiatic *sulx̣am, cognate with Hebrew סָלְעָם (solʿām, “locust”).[1]

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /zunˈħuːmVw/ → /sunˈħuːmVw/ → /sənˈħuːmə/ → /sənˈħeːm/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /zɛnhɛm/
- Conventional anglicization: zenhem

Noun

m

locust

Inflection

Declension of znḥm (masculine)

singular	znḥm
dual	znḥmwj
plural	znḥmw

Descendants

Possibly reshaped by folk etymology:[2]

>? Sahidic Coptic: ⲥⲁⲛⲛⲉϩ (sanneh)

References

Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 34
Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 191

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