mṯn

See also: MTN and mtn.

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mɛt͡ʃɛn/
  • Conventional anglicization: metjen

Noun

 m

1. way, course, path [since the Old Kingdom]
2. a way of leading one’s life, particularly the right way

Inflection

Declension of mṯn (masculine)

singular	mṯn
dual	mṯnwj
plural	mṯnw

Synonyms

• wꜣt

Noun

 m

1. guide or scout (along the path) [Middle Kingdom and 19th Dynasty]

Inflection

Declension of mṯn (masculine)

singular	mṯn
dual	mṯnwj
plural	mṯnw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mṯn  

mtn	mtn
[Middle Kingdom]	[19th Dynasty]

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 230.
• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 176.1–176.10