ꜥꜣ-n-mḏw

Egyptian

Etymology

ꜥꜣ (“great one”) +‎ n (“of”) +‎ mḏw (“ten”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /ɑːʔɑ ɛn mɛd͡ʒuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: aa-en-medju

Noun

 m

1. (Late Egyptian) foreman in charge of ten men; decadarch, decurion

Inflection

Declension of ꜥꜣ-n-mḏw (masculine)

singular	ꜥꜣ-n-mḏw
dual	ꜥꜣwj-nwj-mḏw
plural	ꜥꜣw-nw-mḏw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ꜥꜣ-n-mḏw  

ꜥꜣ-n-mḏw	ꜥꜣ-mḏw	ꜥꜣ-mḏw
[New Kingdom]	[20th Dynasty]	[20th Dynasty]

Descendants

• Bohairic Coptic: ⲁⲛⲙⲏⲧ (anmēt), ⲁⲙⲙⲏⲧ (ammēt)
• Sahidic Coptic: ⲁⲛⲙⲏⲧ (anmēt), ⲁⲙⲙⲏⲧ (ammēt)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 7
• Černý, Jaroslav (1948) “Organization of Ushabti-figures” in The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, volume 34, page 121
• Spiegelberg, Wilhelm (1905) “Papyrus Erbach: Ein demotisches Brieffragment” in Zeitschrift für ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde, volume 42, page 56, note 7