ṯnw

See also: tnw

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɛnuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: tjenu

Noun

 m

1. each one

Usage notes

Though a noun in Egyptian, this frequently describes another noun as the first element in a direct genitive construction, and it is often best translated into English as a determiner, ‘each’, ‘every’.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ṯnw  

tnw	ṯnw

Noun

 m

1. number (quantity)

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ṯnw  

tnw

Noun

 m

1. loftiness, eminence, distinction

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ṯnw  

tnw

Proper noun

  m./f. topo.

1. Thinis or This, a city that served as the first capital of a unified Egypt and later capital of the nome of Abydos

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 64, 298, 339, 389.
• Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, pages 129, 140
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 305