mḏꜣ

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /mɛd͡ʒɑ/
  • Conventional anglicization: medja

Noun

 m

1. A unit of measure for dates and loaves [since the New Kingdom]

Inflection

Declension of mḏꜣ (masculine)

singular	mḏꜣ
dual	mḏꜣwj
plural	mḏꜣw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of mḏꜣ  

nḏꜣ	nḏꜣj	mḏꜣ	mḏꜣ	nḏꜣ	nḏꜣ

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1928) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 2, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 186.15, 377.9–377.10
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 144