ḫmnw

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Egyptian

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Etymology 1

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Compare with Proto-Semitic *ṯamāniy-.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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Egyptian numbers (edit)
80
 ←  7 𓐁
8
9  → 
    Cardinal: ḫmnw
    Ordinal: ḫmnnw
    Adverbial: ḫmnw zpw
    Distributive: ḫmnw ḫmnw
    Fractional: r ḫmnw
Z1 Z1 Z1 Z1
Z1 Z1 Z1 Z1
  1. eight
Inflection
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Alternative forms
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  • 𒄩𒈠𒀭 (ḫa-ma-an /⁠ḫamān⁠/) (14th BCE cuneiform)
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  • ḫmnyw (Ogdoad — the group of eight gods worshipped at Hermopolis)

Etymology 2

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From the numeral eight (ḫmnw), as Hermopolis was the cult centre of the eight gods of the Ogdoad.

Proper noun

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Z1 Z1 Z1 Z1
Z1 Z1 Z1 Z1
nw
O49

  m./f. topo.

  1. the city of Hermopolis
Descendants
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References

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  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 102.
  1. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 39