snwj

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Egyptian[edit]

Egyptian numbers (edit)
20[a], [b]
 ←  1 𓏻
2
3  → 
    Cardinal: snwj
    Ordinal: snnw
    Adverbial: zpwj snwj
    Distributive: snwj snwj
    Fractional: gs, rmn

Etymology[edit]

Suffixed with -wj (dual ending). The root sn- is likely the same root found in sn (brother).[1] Compare it also with Proto-Semitic *ṯin- and Central Atlas Tamazight ⵙⵉⵏ (sin).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Numeral[edit]

Z1Z1
  1. two

Inflection[edit]

snwj is in fact an adjective and inflects as one, but with dual forms only.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Allen, James P. (2013) The Ancient Egyptian Language: An Historical Study, New York: Cambridge University Press, page 60
  2. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 47, 71