mṯn

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See also: MTN and mtn.

Egyptian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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mT
n		 N31

 m

  1. way, road, path (+ genitive: leading to (a place), followed by (a person)) [since the Old Kingdom]
    • c. 1550 BCE – 1295 BCE, Great Hymn to Osiris (Stela of Amenmose, Louvre C 286) line 23:
      N31
      t Z1      		 z
      S
      Z9 D54      		 tiim&a T
      n
      nw      		 wZ2ss
      H_SPACE      		 wn
      O31
      wꜣt zš.tj mṯnw wn(.w)
      The road is traversable, the paths are open.
  2. course, path, trajectory (of the stars in the sky, etc.)
  3. way of leading one’s life, particularly the right way

Inflection

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Declension of mṯn (masculine)
singular mṯn
dual mṯnwj
plural mṯnw

Alternative forms

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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mṯn  
miiN31
t Z1
mjt
[Late Period]

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Akhmimic Coptic: ⲙⲁⲉⲓⲧ (maeit)
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲙⲱⲓⲧ (mōit)
  • Fayyumic Coptic: ⲙⲁⲓⲧ (mait)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ (moeit)

Noun

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ma
T
n		 T14G41A1

 m

  1. guide or scout along a path [Middle Kingdom and 19th Dynasty]
  2. sheikh, leader of a band of desert nomads or bedouins

Inflection

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Declension of mṯn (masculine)
singular mṯn
dual mṯnwj
plural mṯnw

Alternative forms

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Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mṯn  
m&a t
n		 T14G41A1
m&a t
n		 nwWrdD54
mtn mtn
[Middle Kingdom] [19th Dynasty]

References

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