msḫn

Egyptian

Etymology

m- (nomen loci-forming prefix) +‎ sḫn (“resting-place”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mɛsxɛn/
  • Conventional anglicization: meskhen

Noun

 m

1. abode or resting-place of a god, often in reference to a temple

Inflection

Declension of msḫn (masculine)

singular	msḫn
dual	msḫnwj
plural	msḫnw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of msḫn  

msḫn

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 148.1–148.5
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 117