jmw

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /imuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: imu

Etymology 1

Noun

 m

1. boat

Inflection

Declension of jmw (masculine)

singular	jmw
dual	jmwwj
plural	jmww

Etymology 2

From jm (“to lament, to wail”).

Noun

 m

1. lamentation, wail, cry of mourning [since the Middle Kingdom]
2. (followed by n) woe unto …!

Inflection

Declension of jmw (masculine)

singular	jmw
dual	jmwwj
plural	jmww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of jmw  

jmw	jmw	jmw	jmm	jm	jmw
[Middle Kingdom]	[New Kingdom]	[New Kingdom]	[Late Period]	[Late Period]
		in papyri

Interjection

1. woe, alas

Alternative forms

See the alternative forms under the noun above.

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 113, 456.
• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN